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101 " A great many belles at the ball will be smiling even if you are not. I simply wish that he did not look so much like a scoundrel.” “Scoundrel?” Elisabeth peered at her maid through the darkness. “That is not how I would describe him.” “No?” Isabeau’s voice pitched. She was all but wringing her hands. “He is—how do you say it? A rascal? A rogue? Swarthy as a buccaneer with his dark looks. Some say he has more gypsy blood than Welsh. "
― Laura Frantz , The Lacemaker
102 " Lord, soften his arrogance and temper and intemperate habits. Make him a man after Your own heart . . . because somehow, against my will and surely Yours, he’s stolen mine. "
― Laura Frantz , The Colonel's Lady
103 " You believe in heaven, Mister Stoner?''More than I believe in here, aye.'She smoothed a corner of the folded blanket. 'Out here in the quiet heaven seems near, nearer than the inn where it's all bustle and noise.''You can hear the Almighty speak in the silences, you mean. See His hand most clear. I believe so too, but you got to want to see Him. hear Him.' He looked toward the hatchet throwers. 'Not turn a blind eye and ride right over what He's put in your path, nor try to outrun Him. Mebbe it's up to you and me to slow some folks down so they get quiet enough to hear Him. "
― Laura Frantz , A Moonbow Night
104 " Law, but ain’t the colonel full of surprises? When he told me to fetch yo’ things cuz he wanted you up here tonight, I was almost as surprised as when he hightailed it out o’ here to carry you back from Smitty’s Fort. I figure he’ll be askin’ to marry you next. "
105 " To him that you tell your secret you resign your liberty. PROVERB "
― Laura Frantz , Love's Awakening (The Ballantyne Legacy, #2)
106 " One of life’s most painful mysteries was that time moved on, with or without you. Those left behind loved and laughed and resumed living as if you’d never been at all. "
107 " You’re much too lovely—and well dressed—to be sitting alone by the fire, Miss Rowan. "
108 " How many days was it? Two? I could’ve told you that you don’t belong in any schoolroom.” Stung, she stammered, “Wh-where do I belong?” He removed his hat and placed it over his heart, though his eyes remained faintly mocking. “Up on my four hundred, Lael Click. Where else? "
― Laura Frantz , The Frontiersman's Daughter
109 " I suppose now is a terrible time to propose,” he told her, suddenly rueful. She looked at him in wonder. Truly, he had no shame, wooing her as he did when he could see she was in a dither. It took all her nerve to return his flirtatious banter and say, “Your timin’ needs work, Simon. But elopin’ might sit better than my quittin’. ” He grimaced. “I doubt it. I’d hate to stare down your pa’s gun barrel once we jumped the broom. Besides, I can’t marry someone I ain’t never courted or even kissed. "
110 " scourge so common to soldiers. She thought "
111 " Of all emotions, jealousy was hardest to stomach. "
112 " I don’t think scalpin’ is what Captain Jack has in mind.” Lael looked up. “We’ve seen no sign of him or any of them since the beads and the blanket.” “Oh, you ain’t seen ’em, but they’ve been by all right. Your pa says Shawnee sign crisscrosses your place like a buffalo trace. "
113 " No need to get uppity now. There’s just all kinds of talk swirlin’ since Colonel McLinn abandoned his men at maneuvers and come to yo’ cabin like he did. You know what folks are startin’ to call you, don’t you?” She darted a sly look her way. “ ‘The Colonel’s Lady. "
114 " They that love beyond the world cannot be separated by it. Death cannot kill what never dies. WILLIAM PENN "
115 " Are there any churches in the wilderness?” “Aye, the one I’ll build you.” His gaze held hers thoughtfully. “Christ’s kingdom has no frontier, ye ken. "
― Laura Frantz , Love's Reckoning (The Ballantyne Legacy, #1)
116 " Did she have to be so downright fetching in her refusal?Taking Annie back, he struck a sterner pose in order to keep all comers at bay. "
117 " In the morning, he had to shake her awake. When she saw him leaning over her, shirtless, his dark hair loose and disheveled, her first feeling was one of wonder. She’d dreamed she was asleep atop her feather tick, not the hard ground, and certainly not with a husband. “You’re beautiful awake,” he said with a knowing smile. “But you’re even more beautiful asleep. "
― Laura Frantz , Courting Morrow Little
118 " Lael Catherine Click, save every dance for me. Simon Henry Hayes. "
119 " You pierce my soul, I am half agony, half hope . . . I have loved none but you. JANE AUSTEN Ice "
― Laura Frantz , Love's Fortune (The Ballantyne Legacy, #3)
120 " A voice seemed the very soul of a person. Much could be had by its pitch and tone, it's peculiar resonance. Like a moccasin print, no two alike, a voice was one's own unique possession. "
― Laura Frantz , An Uncommon Woman