Lydia Olson > Quotes

“finished the remainder of the rapidly oxidizing apple in three bites,”
― Lydia Olson, A Defiant Bride for the Proud Cowboy

“She had an exhaustive list of tasks—fix the wooden fence that surrounded the house, check the gate to the pasture, milk the cows, groom the horses and let them into the meadow around back, clean the stables with the horses out...”
― Lydia Olson, An Enigmatic Bride for the Cowboy’s Guarded Heart

“Samuel’s screams pulled her from her sleep. Alice immediately rolled over and wrapped her arms around him, pulling him as close to her as he could.”
― Lydia Olson, His Mysterious Substitute Bride: A Western Historical Romance Book

“Arthur Whitaker arrived in Bear Creek, Montana, one cloudy summer morning with nothing more than a knapsack on his back and a few dollars in his pocket.”
― Lydia Olson, Her Montana Mail-order Husband: A Western Historical Romance Book

“The clanging of hammers and the occasional grunt of effort was music to Stephen’s ears.”
― Lydia Olson, The Mountain Man's Holiday Bride: A Western Historical Romance Book

“of”
― Lydia Olson, The Wagon Master's Unexpected Family: A Western Historical Romance Book

“Now she was headed to a home that had purpose, and the love of brothers.”
― Lydia Olson, A Surprising Love Match in the Old West

“I may not be as beautiful as my sister, but I am still very much a woman.”
― Lydia Olson, His Mysterious Substitute Bride: A Western Historical Romance Book

“In minutes, she’d taken a little cornmeal and salt, along with a dab of honey, and fried up a plate full of delicious cakes.”
― Lydia Olson, The Mountain Man's Holiday Bride: A Western Historical Romance Book

“There was something about the way he talked—steady, calm, without embellishment—that made her want to listen. He wasn’t trying to impress anyone, just telling it like it was.”
― Lydia Olson, Her Wyoming Mail-Order Groom: A Western Historical Romance Book

“All I can offer you is a hook to hang your clothes, a bed to call your own, and a job on the ranch.”
― Lydia Olson, Her Wyoming Mail-Order Groom: A Western Historical Romance Book

“And she had unknowingly taken away from them the very thing that gave them purpose as men: the honor of defending her, themselves, and their home against any and all evil that might try to assail it.”
― Lydia Olson, A Defiant Bride for the Proud Cowboy

“Arthur had spent his whole life doing everything for his family. Once they were gone, he hadn’t known what to do with himself.”
― Lydia Olson, Her Montana Mail-order Husband: A Western Historical Romance Book

“Jimmy didn’t seem like someone out of a storybook. He was real. He fixed things. Fed animals. Left his boots by the door. He was a man shaped by dust and wind and long days, not grand declarations. And somehow, she found comfort in that.”
― Lydia Olson, Finding Forever at McCord Ranch: A Western Historical Romance Book

“He slipped his arms around her waist, clasping them together in front of her belly. Without meaning to, he imagined what it would feel like to know his child was growing in her womb.”
― Lydia Olson, A Defiant Bride for the Proud Cowboy

“Hard work and good food,” his father told the family as they sat in front of the fire after a long day in the fields, “that’s what life’s all about. Don’t let anyone tell you any different.”
― Lydia Olson, The Mountain Man's Unexpected Baby

“She just needed holding. Most of us do.”
― Lydia Olson, Finding Forever at McCord Ranch: A Western Historical Romance Book

“Somewhere, somehow there’s going to be a loose thread and, when I pull it, her little secret is going to unravel like a badly knitted cardigan.”
― Lydia Olson, A Defiant Bride for the Proud Cowboy

“Richard had heard that the local parents told their children to behave or the monster – him – who lived in the mountains would gobble them up for breakfast. It wasn’t supposed to hurt, but it certainly did.”
― Lydia Olson, The Mountain Man's Unexpected Baby

“about wanting someone to share the work and the quiet.”
― Lydia Olson, The Bride He Never Wanted: A Western Historical Romance Book

“I was so scared,” he whispered against her lips. “I thought I might never see you again.” “I didn’t know what to do,” she confessed as he placed soft kisses across her cheek.”
― Lydia Olson, The Mountain Man's Holiday Bride: A Western Historical Romance Book

“How's married life?" Hayley had asked, a sly tilt to her smile
"He's being awaful. He wants to change everything"Callie wailed to hayley a bit melodramatic even to her own ears.
"Of course he wants to change things."
"Why" Callie demanded so petulantly. "We did things just fine before he got here."
"Because he's a ranchman, not a trained pony" Hayley said exasperatedly”
― Lydia Olson, A Mail-Order Groom for their Unexpected Family

“her mother would rest a hand against her empty belly when she thought no one was looking,”
― Lydia Olson, The Bride He Never Wanted: A Western Historical Romance Book

“I’m sorry for snapping at you earlier. I had no right to speak to you that way.”
― Lydia Olson, The Mountain Man's Holiday Bride: A Western Historical Romance Book

“His skin was pale brown, and the scars stood out like white cobwebs all up his forearm,”
― Lydia Olson, His Texas Mail-Order Mistake: A Western Historical Romance Book

“The only answer to her pleading was the low, muted call of a great horned owl outside her window”
― Lydia Olson, A Defiant Bride for the Proud Cowboy

“You’re not a freak,” Daniel growled. “Don’t ever say that to me again.”
― Lydia Olson, The Mountain Man's Holiday Bride: A Western Historical Romance Book

“most religious ceremonies took place in the saloon or in a shady tree near the river.”
― Lydia Olson, Her Montana Mail-order Husband: A Western Historical Romance Book

“A wife at home, a baby to think of. It’s not just land. It’s the meat and drink on your table and theirs.”
― Lydia Olson, Finding Forever at McCord Ranch: A Western Historical Romance Book