The Texan's Wager Quotes

“He couldn't just take her home, bed her, and wait for children to pop out. Somewhere in between, he'd have to talk to her.”
― Jodi Thomas, The Texan's Wager

“Carter placed her fingers over his hand and signed a single sign.
“I love you too,” she answered.
“How did you know what I said?” He moved his fingers along her arm trying to convince himself she was truly with him.
“I listened with my heart.” Her gaze locked with his.”
― Jodi Thomas, The Texan's Wager

“She kissed him as though there would be no tomorrow, and he kissed her back as if he believed they'd be together forever.”
― Jodi Thomas, The Texan's Wager

“I think there may be some kind of law about a woman buying more than she can carry.”
― Jodi Thomas, The Texan's Wager

“Bailee had watched them come in and out of the sheriff’s office the week she’d been in jail. She, Sarah, and Lacy had sworn daily that if any one of the three won the lottery to become a husband, the other two women would help their friend become a widow as fast as possible.”
― Jodi Thomas, The Texan's Wager

“Carter stretched his arm out and relaxed into the softness of his own bed a moment before a scream three inches from his ear frightened him out of a few years of his life.
He was up, fumbling for matches as the scream came again, echoing off the walls. It didn’t occur to him that he was totally nude until after the match flickered to light.
Bailee stared at him with huge frightened eyes, and he stared back until the match burned his finger.
They were in blackness once more. Silence. He listened. She didn’t even breathe.
“I’m sorry,” he finally managed to stammer as he reached for his clothes only to find them gone from the peg where they were kept.
He stumbled over what might be a rug where no rug had ever been before and opened the top drawer of his dresser. Lace and silk greeted his touch, not cotton as he’d expected.
He pulled open the second drawer. The same.
At the third drawer he decided he must have somehow crossed through the wrong passage. This wasn’t his home. Nothing was in the right place.
Trousers flew from nowhere and slapped him across the face. ”Thank you,” he mumbled as he untangled them from around his neck.
“You’re welcome,” came a whisper from the blackness.”
― Jodi Thomas, The Texan's Wager

“It would be far worse to think you were passionately wanted and loved and find out that you never were”
― Jodi Thomas, The Texan's Wager