{"quotes":[{"text":"Bitter disappointment pushed tears from her eyes.'Now what's wrong? I said you could wear it.'She drew in a shaky breath.'I w-wanted you to l-like my dreeessssss.'He moved his gaze over her.'The gown makes my mouth water, love.","author":"Deeanne Gist","tags":["a-bride-most-begrudging","bride","brides","christian","christian-romance","connie","constance","constance-morrow","deeanne-gist","drew","drew-o-conner","historical","historical-romance","inspirational","inspirational-romance","romance"],"id":453,"author_id":"Deeanne+Gist"},{"text":"Ho! Wise men say, 'He who hath not a good and ready memory should never meddle in telling lies.''Drew smiled. 'I have a good and ready memory.","author":"Deeanne Gist","tags":["a-bride-most-begrudging","bride","brides","christian","christian-romance","connie","constance","constance-morrow","deeanne-gist","drew","drew-o-conner","historical","historical-romance","inspirational","inspirational-romance","romance"],"id":20704,"author_id":"Deeanne+Gist"},{"text":"You're not so tough. No tougher than the man whose blood will spill from your veins.","author":"Dawn M. Turner","tags":["antagonist-promise","christian-fiction","christian-romance","romantic-suspense"],"id":43919,"author_id":"Dawn+M.+Turner"},{"text":"Why could he not have chosen some other woman? Why Avelina? But he knew why. It was because she had seemed good and kind and had expressed her thoughts without any false pride or pretense. He had admired her forthrightness and her compassion. And although he had never thought of a wife with strong opinions was a good thing, he actually found he liked her opinions-or at least admired her for having them. He wanted to get to know her, to know everything that was in her heart. He wanted to marry her and, surprising even himself, to love her.","author":"Melanie Dickerson","tags":["christian-fiction","christian-living","christian-romance","clean-romance","fairy-tale-retellings","faith","melanie-dickerson","young-adult-romance"],"id":63542,"author_id":"Melanie+Dickerson"},{"text":"He wants a fifteen thousand pound settlement.'Fifteen thousand!'He says you're a great deal of trouble.'She hesitated for one startled moment before choking back a laugh.'I am.'I thought so.' He leveled Drew a look. 'If I pay you the fifteen thousand, do you swear to keep her?'Drew reared back his head. 'Forever?'Her father scowled. 'Forever.'Oh, I suppose.' He gave a long-suffering sigh. 'If I must.'She bit the insides of her cheeks to keep from laughing outright.","author":"Deeanne Gist","tags":["a-bride-most-begrudging","bride","brides","christian","christian-romance","connie","constance","constance-morrow","deeanne-gist","drew","drew-o-conner","historical","historical-romance","inspirational","inspirational-romance","romance"],"id":64127,"author_id":"Deeanne+Gist"},{"text":"Raphael said, “There are no tears in Heaven, no chances of a broken heart. Maybe being witness to great love is why I love coming to Earth. And maybe true love is why some angels choose to stay.","author":"D.F. Jones","tags":["christian-romance","paranormal-romance","romance-novels"],"id":97115,"author_id":"D.F.+Jones"},{"text":"Why couldn't she have given him a sultry laugh as she'd seen women do in movies instead of giggling like some enchanted, mindless school girl?","author":"Dawn M. Turner","tags":["christian-fiction","christian-romance","coming-of-age"],"id":105310,"author_id":"Dawn+M.+Turner"},{"text":"Lord Randall barreled inside, brandishing his cane in Drew's face.'You beggarly knave, I was told this marriage was in name only! Who gave you permission to consummate the vows?'Theodore Hopkin, governor of this colony, representative of the kind, and it's going to cost you plenty, for that daughter of yours is nothing but trouble. What in the blazes were you thinking to allow her an education?'Drew bit back his smile at the man's shocked expression. Nothing like landing the first punch.Lord Randall furrowed his bushy gray brows.'I knew not about her education until it was too late.'Drew straightened the cuffs of his shirt. 'Well, be prepared to pay dearly for it. No man should have to suffer through what I do with the constant spouting of the most addlepated word puzzles you could imagine.'-----------------------------------------'I require fifteen thousand pounds.'Lord Randall spewed ale across the floor. 'What! Surely drink has tickled your poor brain. You're a FARMER, you impudent rascal. I'll give you five thousand.'Drew plopped his drink onto the table at his side, its contents sloshing over the rim. A satisfied smile broke across his face.'Excellent.' He stood.'When will you take her back to England with you? Today? Tomorrow?'The old man's red-rimmed eyes widened. 'I cannot take her back. Why, she's already birthed a child!' Drew shrugged. 'Fifteen thousand or I send her AND the babe back, with or without you.","author":"Deeanne Gist","tags":["a-bride-most-begrudging","bride","brides","christian","christian-romance","connie","constance","constance-morrow","deeanne-gist","drew","drew-o-conner","historical","historical-romance","inspirational","inspirational-romance","romance"],"id":167975,"author_id":"Deeanne+Gist"},{"text":"All your doing is keeping wayward teenage punks off the street. You should leave the real investigative work to us big girls with the pens and paper.","author":"Diane Moore","tags":["christian-romance","mystery-romance","mystery-suspsense","romance","suspense"],"id":176648,"author_id":"Diane+Moore"},{"text":"If we choose to hold onto the past and cling to hurt, anger, or whatever, He can't set us free of it. He won't take those things by force.","author":"Dawn M. Turner","tags":["christian-fiction","christian-romance","forgiveness"],"id":182093,"author_id":"Dawn+M.+Turner"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":28,"pages":3,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}