The Defender Quotes

“As Katie released his arm, his flesh burned beneath her shy touch. Joe saw embarrassment over the kiss clearly written across her features. “No harm, no foul,” he told her a little more gruffly than he’d intended. Why the hell was his heart wishing Katie had wanted to kiss him because she was drawn to him? Joe knew that path led to a different kind of hell. Another part of him was relieved. Still, just thinking of Katie having a relationship with the vet bothered him a lot more than it should.”
― Lindsay McKenna, The Defender

“So you’re falling for her?” Hager said on the phone.
Joe paced his living room, watching the sun sinking behind the mountains. “Yes. It wasn’t intentional. I don’t know when it happened.”
― Lindsay McKenna, The Defender

“I don’t consider our talk yesterday as ‘dumping’ on me. We all have problems. And it’s nice to find a friend who is willing to listen, don’t you think?”
Sipping her coffee, Katie burned her tongue. Frowning, she absorbed Joe’s reasonable explanation. “You’re right, we’re all in a battle called life. And friends are indispensable.”
“And you’re looking pretty embattled right now. The least I can do is listen, Katie. Now—” and Joe gave her a slight smile—“I can’t guarantee I’ll have any answers for you on how to fix it, but I have a broad set of shoulders and a pair of good ears. And I’d like to be your friend, Katie.”
― Lindsay McKenna, The Defender

“Beneath each wing were two white patches known as stars. They looked like Xs to the observer on the ground. The Native Americans referred to the golden eagles as spotted eagles and said the white stars symbolized the Milky Way from whence they had originally come. Katie loved the myths and legends about the golden eagle. The Native Americans revered the eagle and it was often at the center of their sacred medicine ceremonies. A golden eagle was seen as the symbol of the east. In the old days, eagle feathers were believed to bring a person closer to the Great Spirit. Because it flew the highest of all birds, feathers from an eagle were closest to the Great Spirit. The feathers carried the messages back to the human who wore them.”
― Lindsay McKenna, The Defender