Quotes from Barbara Freethy

his cell phone; he could have been anywhere.

history but to experience it, to feel the heavy, haunting atmosphere at a century-old site, to dig for something real, something from the past, something that could change what they knew of history. Discovery was an addicting thrill

that last leg. She had been

But when they got closer they realized she was just too much for them.

Kayla Sheridan, the one who married

People always liked her from a distance. But when they got closer they realized she was just too much for them.

life is not always about work and career, about testing your mettle or living up to a family name. Sometimes we need quiet and we need play to realize our true selves, to see where we fit in the world.

The future is not set; there is no fate but what we make for ourselves.

You can't stop the thunder. You just have to let it roll over you. And then when it's done, you get up and keep going.

You have to believe in yourself before anyone else will.

When you know what you have to lose, you protect it more.

Living is about doing, not watching, not waiting.

I always felt as if I were on an island. There were people around me, but they weren't really with me.

Everything I need, everything I want, is here. I know it's not enough for most people, but it is for me. Every time I leave, even for an afternoon or an overnight trip to Seattle, I can't wait to get back. This is home. And I guess I'm a person who needs a home, a place to plant seeds and watch them grow.

I don't know. We're good together, but I have a lot of baggage." "Everyone does. It's nice when you can find someone willing to hold the bags.

have in mind?" "Well, we could have

If you like what you do, then own it," he said. "Be whoever you want to be. The worst thing is trying to be someone you're not.

the woman I knew didn't exist. You had given phony references

there was no greater joy than having a child, no matter how much pain or how many problems they bring with them.

You deserve to be happy and you deserve to be you. One True Love. Love

independence sprang from those years when I

she'd run away, she'd always given him everything

put his hands through her hair when he kissed her. Now it wasn't honey blond, it was just hair, messy, in-need-of-a-wash, bed-head hair. It matched the rest of her, the tired lines in her forehead, the dark shadows under her eyes, the paleness in her cheeks.

He really should have listened to his grandfather, because three weeks after he'd arrived, all hell had broken loose. Not with the project. The construction of phase one was on budget and on time. His professional life was in sync, but his personal life was a mess. All