Near Misses & Cowboy Kisses Quotes

“This Colton is so different from the tall, dark, and irksome first impression I had of him. This is the Colton hidden beneath the watchful, careful by-the-book outer layer that felt like an impenetrable wall until we kissed. This is the Colton who challenges me to coax him into a rare smile. Who offers up dry humor and keen insight when least expected. Who’s managed to stake a claim in my heart.”
― Katrina Emmel, Near Misses & Cowboy Kisses

“I’ll try to get to Fort Kearny to see them, I think, surprised to find I’m not nearly as disappointed by that thought as I would have been a few days ago. Immediately, I think of Colton, who’s a big reason for my sudden change of heart. Not only has he helped me see the beauty in Nebraska but he’s also opened my eyes to the possibilities. I don’t want to put a covered wagon in front of the oxen, but I can’t help but hope that maybe he could be a part of my new life out here. As a friend. As more than a friend.”
― Katrina Emmel, Near Misses & Cowboy Kisses

“I love Colton’s slow smile. His restrained sense of humor. The way the calluses on his fingertips feel on my skin. Being around Colton almost makes up for not being in California. I don’t hate it here nearly as much as I did when we first arrived and I no longer feel like I’m missing out on something better back home.”
― Katrina Emmel, Near Misses & Cowboy Kisses

“They say home is where the heart is, but I never really understood what that meant until now. My heart has gone all in on this kiss—comfortable, warm, safe. This is a kiss, but it’s no ordinary kiss. This kiss is a homecoming.”
― Katrina Emmel, Near Misses & Cowboy Kisses

“I wasn’t sure I’d like living in Nebraska, but now I know this is exactly where I’m meant to be.”
― Katrina Emmel, Near Misses & Cowboy Kisses

“For a moment, I daydream about a summer with Colton out here on the prairie. Of him showing me all the midsummer flowers. Of Fourth of July fireworks and Saturday night stargazing. Of kissing my very own cowboy. It might take a while to let go of some of the anger and resentment I’ve been holding on to, but I’m feeling good about the possibilities.”
― Katrina Emmel, Near Misses & Cowboy Kisses

“Riley’s more than a prairie princess. Or a sad sparrow. Or a pretty face. She’s smart and stubborn, tough and observant, quick with a comeback and slow to open up. The more I spend time with her, the more I realize she’s definitely the good kind of complicated. The kind of complicated I could want in my life.”
― Katrina Emmel, Near Misses & Cowboy Kisses