Marti Talbott > Quotes

“you must set her free. If you try to control her, she will hate you for it and you will lose her.”
― Marti Talbott, Anna, Rachel & Charlet

“was magnificent. Her long, black hair hung down to her waist and her soft golden skirt caught on the grass as she walked, released and then caught again. She wore a purple tunic with a woven leather belt and a medallion that hung low on one hip. On her shoulder, she carried a”
― Marti Talbott, Anna, Rachel & Charlet

“With so many siblings to care for, rare were the times Catrina MacGreagor could climb the hill of a morning, look down on her small Scottish village, and spend the precious moments of solicitude needed to contemplate the silent passing from childhood into womanhood. At fourteen, she was as tall as she would be, or so everyone said. The daughter of a Viking who found himself stranded in Scotland years before, her long hair was the same light blonde as her father’s, and her soft blue eyes were normally filled with goodness and kindness. She wore the usual off-white, long wool dress tied at the waist with twine. Her sword and dagger strings were tied over the twine, and she wore a woven leather headband to keep the hair out of her eyes. Except for the normal fears of being attacked by a neighboring clan, or dying of a dreaded illness, hers was a good life filled with all the love a family and a close-knit clan had to give.”
― Marti Talbott, The Viking's Daughter

“Arabella’s mother that tempting?”
― Marti Talbott, Secrets

“side. The woman gently patted his neck, sat down on his side and then stretched out. She folded her arms and closed her eyes. The horse closed his eyes as well and they both looked”
― Marti Talbott, Anna, Rachel & Charlet

“with fresh bread,”
― Marti Talbott, Betrothed

“was seeing”
― Marti Talbott, Secrets

“The death of his commander was not something he wanted to contemplate now…or ever. CHAPTER III Kannak needed a husband. She did not want one and was not at all convinced she would know what to do with one, but now that her father neglected to return, life promised to be extremely difficult for a mother and daughter trying to survive alone. Marriage was Kannak’s idea and her mother flatly refused to consider it, but in the end Kannak could think of no other answer. There were stipulations of course, for the two had talked of the man she would marry. “See that he has the strength of an ox, does not take to strong drink and has good teeth,” her mother instructed. As she mounted her horse, Kannak wondered just how she could ask a man to show his teeth before she married him. But she decided she would puzzle”
― Marti Talbott, The Viking

“must honor her, trust her and listen to her. Most of all, he must be willing to let her go.”
― Marti Talbott, Anna, Rachel & Charlet

“Ham Radio”
― Marti Talbott, Seattle Quake 9.2