“The worst part was he never did get any of that damned apple pie.” — Joanna Jordan Apple pie Copy Share Image
“He snorted and his long face informed her he was still as grumpy as a woodpecker with a headache.” — Joanna Jordan Grumpy Copy Share Image
“He didn't mind facing the music in most cases, but he wasn't partial to the wedding march.” — Joanna Jordan Marriage Copy Share Image
“How could he convince her to join him and hitch her buggy to a star when she was bound and determined to… — Joanna Jordan Determined Hitch Copy Share Image
“Just thinking about January being in that shack all alone made him swell up fit to bust his britches.” — Joanna Jordan January Copy Share Image
“I have plans for my life and they don't include taking time out to break my back busting virgin sod with a… — Joanna Jordan Life Copy Share Image
“But best of all ... was the satisfaction of having once again saved the bacon.” — Joanna Jordan Satisfaction Copy Share Image
“Abruptly, he wheeled Shadow into a full turn, stopped, and yanked his rifle out of the sheath on his saddle.” — Joanna Jordan Pistol Copy Share Image
“There's a big ruckus under way down at the Rusty Plug. The miners are really tearin' the bone out.” — Joanna Jordan Miners Copy Share Image
“Don't you ever save me again. Do you hear me, you hotheaded little incendiary? Don't help me, rescue me, offer me succor,… — Joanna Jordan Dare Copy Share Image
“This time he jerked the appendage from her soft lap and tucked it under his leg, Indian fashion.” — Joanna Jordan Gaze Copy Share Image
“Poor Almafae hadn't been quite right since the time she'd stuck her head in a gnat ball at the age of two.” — Joanna Jordan Time Copy Share Image
“Had he forgotten all that had transpired between them in that other hidey-hole?” — Joanna Jordan Forgotten Copy Share Image
“January worked harder than a stump-tailed cow during fly time...” — Joanna Jordan Harder Copy Share Image
“I'd soon crawl down a rabid badger's hole as crawl into your bedroll.” — Joanna Jordan Rabid Copy Share Image
“Never again could he see a dogwood blossom or eat a fish without thinking of her.” — Joanna Jordan Flowers Copy Share Image
“...if loving Case meant going to hell, maybe heaven wasn't for her.” — Joanna Jordan Maybe Heaven Copy Share Image
“They could no more reconcile to a mutually satisfying life than a donkey could sprout wings and fly.” — Joanna Jordan Life Copy Share Image
“In sober moments, it shamed him to think and act like he did. But he wasn't sober now.” — Joanna Jordan Sober Copy Share Image
“She was full of flaws which with time would evolve into full-blown personality defects.” — Joanna Jordan Defects Copy Share Image
“He'd seen her pale skin, glowing like a ripe peach in the flickering light of the kerosene lamps, and the sight had… — Joanna Jordan Glowing Copy Share Image
“Coyness wasn't the only thing Ardetta had been aggressive about and he'd had to summon up all his southern chivalry to turn… — Joanna Jordan Chivalry Copy Share Image
“When she squeezed his arm and told him she had two pies in her buggy, he thought he'd died and gone to… — Joanna Jordan Gone to heaven Copy Share Image
