Do you think if things had been different, if you’d been older or sober or braver? Do you think we could have made it work?…
You listened when I talked. You made me laugh. And when you asked me to marry you, even though you were drunk and probably didn’t…
Just want to talk, Hail was saying. Surely you can spare a few minutes for an old friend. We’re not friends, Vernon. That’s harsh. We’ve…
This was her life now, for better or worse. And she could either fight it until she broke or she could learn to survive it.…
But her mind kept returning to Cole’s unfinished sentence, to the look in his eyes when Fletcher had threatened her, to the six weeks of…
Rustlers. Fletcher’s smile widened. Of course, if Donovan sold me this land, he wouldn’t have to worry about such troubles. I’d make sure his ranch…

“She Was Set to Marry a Stranger—But the Cowboy’s Love Stopped Her Heart” … “He’s a good man,” Aunt Margaret had insisted. “A hard worker.…
Yates finally broke the silence when the Hutchkins ranch came into view. Whatever they say, whatever they do, I handle it. We handle it. Olivia’s…
I want a real marriage, a real life with you, not this constant battle just to exist. Then we’ll have that. Olivia moved in front…
Yates laughed again and Olivia realized she’d never heard him laugh so much. This hard, serious man was learning joy. They both were. The trial…

