“That was a boy’s love for a dream he didn’t think would ever come true. What I feel for you is a man’s love for a woman, a wife.” — Ellen O'Connell Copy Share Image
“Anne had lived her whole life following the dictates of others. Now all the decisions were hers. What to do, when to do it,… — Ellen O'Connell Copy Share Image
“Martha said, "Do you have any idea of the kind of surprise your brothers are in for sooner or later? Or are you doing it on purpose?" Cord put his hat on and pulled it low, hiding his eyes. "Grown man walks around with his eyes shut tight, he shouldn't be surprised if he bumps into something he didn't see.… — Ellen O'Connell Copy Share
“He entered her in a single hard thrust, opening her, stretching her and forcing a moan of surprise from her. She was ready, so… — Ellen O'Connell Copy Share Image
“Jessup said, "Doesn't surprise me somehow. I feel I'm walking out of a wolf den in one piece by the grace of God." He… — Ellen O'Connell Copy Share Image
“Dr. Craig says you're the only patient he ever treated who kept saying nothing hurt when he examined you right until you passed out.… — Ellen O'Connell Copy Share Image
“You know, Annie, a long time ago an old man told me beauty doesn't mean much in a woman. It disappears with age. But… — Ellen O'Connell Copy Share Image
“Frank actually looked shaken as he asked, "Does she get like that often?" "Nope, you seem to rile her." Cord knew quite well how… — Ellen O'Connell Copy Share Image
“Your skin is white, but I think the white god made a mistake, or maybe he did it on purpose to play a joke.… — Ellen O'Connell Copy Share Image
“Cord put his hat on and pulled it low, hiding his eyes. 'Grown man walks around with his eyes shut tight, he shouldn't be… — Ellen O'Connell Copy Share Image
“...he wondered if maybe just occasionally the gods designed a woman fit for a king or a prince and then gave her to an… — Ellen O'Connell Copy Share Image
“Well, they came the day after you did, but they made me angry, so I sent them away." Noah did not understand. "Sent them… — Ellen O'Connell Copy Share Image
“She made him feel like the king he was sure she had been born for. He thought of her face as she ran into… — Ellen O'Connell Copy Share Image
