Tag: Drums of Autumn

I hated him for as long as I could. But then I realized that loving him…that was…

“I had worn that gold ring for nearly thirty years; token of vows taken, forsaken, renewed, and…

“You are a rather remarkable woman,” he said at last, in a level tone. “Indeed,” I said,…

Lord John had been nothing but courtesy itself to me. More than that, he had been intelligent,…

“Sorry, lass,” he said, with a half-smile. “I’m a marrit man.” He made to pass by, and…

“People will come here in the thousands, and then millions” – “What about those already here? the…

“You can… call me Da,” he said. His voice was husky; he stopped and cleared his throat….

“Nothing is lost, Sassenach; only changed.”“That’s the first law of thermodynamics,” I said, wiping my nose. “No,”…

He turned his head to look full at me, his hair fire-struck with the setting sun, face…

And suddenly it was all simple. He held out his arms to hear. She stepped into them…

A tall, straight-bodied, and by no means ill-favored Highlander in the prime of his life is breathtaking….