Bücher von Hannah Winstone

Nicole is a mail order bride that has suffered one indignity after another when traveling to the Wild West to marry a man she finds disgusting...and she now finds herself facing more adversity when she falls in love with a man who is on the top of the Most Wanted list. His name is Jake and he's the most elusive criminal in the West...but he cannot help but save the needy Nicole in her moment of crisis. The two begin a romance and Jake starts to think he should change his ways for a domesticated life with Nicole. She's running from her husband and he's running from the law...now the only place they want to run is into each other's arms.

Patience Guth was known for living up to her name, known for being one of the kindest and most forgiving people in the entire town of over fifteen thousand people. Yet even she was capable of being tested. Unfortunately, this was one of those rare times...She and her husband are struggling with both their marriage and their bakery. When their store is burned in a fire, the community joins together to build the store back up from scratch as the couple themselves build their relationship back up from the ground up...But can they?

Wendy wasn't looking forward to marriage with anyone. She was considered the prettiest girl in her Amish town even as a teenager, but she rejects suitor after suitor all to the chagrin of her parents who think she is being to picky. Enter Benjamin, who has already had his heart broken by a woman the next town over. He finds himself attracted to Wendy but refuses to acknowledge it, knowing that she'll only break his heart. Wendy's mother, however, takes a shine to Benjamin as she sees him as a hard working man on their farm. She sets up a date between the two of them and they find out that they have a lot in common aside from not wanting to get married...But Wendy soon faces off against a rival from Benjamin's past who now shamelessly pursues him, not caring that the two may be destined to be together. Will Wendy and Benjamin get over their past hurts and realize they're meant for each other?

"What if I asked you to marry me? I own a ranch, I have enough money to support all three of you, and my house is more than big enough." Michael paused, wincing as if just realising the full extent of his own words. "What I mean is - we would be married in law only. I would not expect anything from you and we would simply share a house. A marriage of convenience, if you will."Imogene opened her mouth - to shout, to order him to leave, anything - but all that left her lips was a heavy sigh. If Michael was as genuine as he seemed, it was a decent option. It was either that or let her children starve. With a sigh, Imogene looked him in the eyes and muttered, "I suppose it's better than my other options. All right, then."They looked at each other for a long moment; her eyes dark and sombre, his concerned but relieved. The only thought that passed her mind was what have I just agreed to?

Leah is pregnant and newly widowed...Her friends work feverishly to find her someone new but no one can replace her beloved Caleb. She's given introduction after introduction to different suitors and becomes even more stubborn. None of them are a fit. She and her baby will be fine. Until she gets to know Simon. The man that wasn't on anyone's radar, she looks forward to seeing him more and more each day as he helps around the town. But is his character enough to make her change her mind and take another chance at romance?

Carolyn's rich husband has unexpectedly fallen ill and dies...she then flees the family estate when her controlling mother-in-law wants to force her to marry her husband's creepy older brother. Carolyn wants to marry again but only to a man that comes from a stable family. David believes he's dying...he's been sick since birth and has ruled out any hope for romance. When Carolyn's caravan breaks down near his ranch, he does the neighborly thing and welcomes the party into his farm....and in so doing welcomes feelings for Carolyn that he doesn't expect. Carolyn never wants to be a widow again so she doesn't let herself fall for David...even though the two seem perfect for one another?

Samantha Day considered herself a down to earth person; someone reliable and strong, someone who didn't worry about the what ifs of life. Lately, though, it seemed as if everything was pointless, as if everything was crumbling beneath her and Samantha was helpless to do anything about it...Her father was dead, her last surviving family member had been ripped from the world and now his home - her home - was being taken from her. Just when things couldn't have gotten worse, Samantha had been given the letter of eviction. She had two days...Out of this desperation, she decides to become a mail order bride...But serendipity awaits with a lonely widower named Carter. Guilt ridden about getting remarried, he changes his mind about the whole thing...only to have Samantha wind up on his doorstep...never having received his letter that told her not to come...Can Samantha change his mind?

Although Mail Order Bride Janet Hough was hundreds of miles away from home....Warmth had settled in her gut, contentedness washing over her as she fell into step beside Ezekiel. She supposed it made sense; her home had never been a warm or loving place, and she had only made that worse for herself as the years went by. This, however, was something new. A new place, a new beginning, something unknown and exhilarating. This was a chance to make things right for herself. Perhaps, once she settled in and got to know her husband, she would be safe enough to tell him the real reason she had left her family and life behind.That was all a long way ahead for them both. For now she was content just to walk beside him, to feel his strong arm against hers and imagine what her new life had in store. The rest was going to take time, and perhaps that was all right. Janet was a patient woman, and she had already come this far, had she not? But what would Ezekiel's reaction once he found out her true reasons she left home...will it hurt him? Will he still want her as his bride?

Nicole has been summoned to be a mail order bride for Charles but his business collapses shortly after she arrives. They're forced to live life on his parent's rundown farm and he tries to put on a happy face...but she sees through him as trying to ignore his own perceived failure...But Charles is determined to make his new wife proud of him despite the fact that he knows nothing about farming. He knows that accepting the farm will only make his new wife unhappy and not taking the charity gift will further the rift between himself and his father...Will Charles try to stop making everyone else happy and do what is best for himself and his wife?

Maribeth was only seventeen when she fell in love with the handsome...but poor Charles. With her parents blocking their union at every turn, both of their frustrations grew. Maribeth would ultimately marry a rich man, becoming a mail order bride in the process. But now a widow in her mid-thirties, she decides to make amends with the past...This story and more are featured in this collection of sweet mail order bride and Amish romance...She thought of her parents too - family she ought to love but hadn't seen in almost fifteen years. Would they greet her with love, or resentment? The last time she had seen them it had been a tearful goodbye, one full of anger and disgust for her choices - a choice she had never regretted, even if it had brought her sadness...Perhaps being a mail order bride wasn't what her family had wanted for her, but it had been her choice. A choice surely better than living a life she had hated, surrounded by judgement for who she chose to love. But whatever became of Charles? Did he marry? Did he think of her every night like she did him?

Penelope's father had been her world. Someone to look up to, to idolise. If he hadn't been at the saloon that day he might still be alive - and if the Sheriff had listened to her when she told him there was a fight at the saloon, if he had just taken her seriously and responded when she had ran to him crying, perhaps both of her parents would have made it out alive.Now the Sheriff was in her care. She finds herself feeling remorseful for how cold she had been to him for all these years and begins feeling attraction. He looked so handsome, so beautiful, when he smiled.Penelope fought back a cough and turned away. If only banishing those thoughts was so easy. To occupy herself she knelt in the soft grass, on the edge of a flower bed. Vibrant marigolds bloomed, though they were being overtaken by weeds. No matter how often she plucked the soil clean, they returned.The earth shifted as the Sheriff knelt beside her. He sat close, though not close enough to touch her. Even so it felt too close, both exhilarating and terrifying...

Gwen is freshly widowed after marrying a rich man who has left all of his wealth to her. Upon his death, she finds herself besieged by men of all ages, all wanting a piece of her money. Lonely and without legitimate company, she decides to answer a mail order bride advertisement and move to the wild west. Her new husband is a hard working farmer who soon finds himself in dire straits financially. Gwen wants to help but she doesn't want to reveal to her new husband how wealthy she really is as she lied about being a rich widow. What will she do when the bills come due and her poor husband is at his wit's end?

An Amish teenage boy meets a young girl who stays with his family while her father is away sick. Her father is abusive but she doesn't say anything...The boy and girl start to develop feelings for one another until her father returns home and takes the girl back. The girl doesn't really want to go, the boy's family had so much love to give...But then tragedy strikes in the worst way. Will their young romance recover?

When it appears no Amish family will adopt all three of the orphaned Bontrager children together, a weary uncle fears he must break his promise to their mother, resigning himself to finding good homes for them, even if it means one of them may be forced to move far away from the other two.

Bonnie accepts a mail order bride invitation from Gregory, a rancher to whom she feels an instant connection. Bonnie was lukewarm about becoming a mail order bride and didn't know if it would suit her, but upon meeting Gregory, she's smitten...she sees a future with him until...she discovers something that changes everything...scared, she runs away and loses the man she seemed destined to spend her life with. But outside of the ranch confines, Bonnie finds herself running away literally...from a gang of bandits...can Gregory rescue her in time and make amends for his past?

Six months ago, if someone had told Sarah she would end up a mail order bride, she would have laughed in their face and called them ridiculous. Yet here she was, three hundred miles away from home and standing in front of an unfamiliar farmhouse in a state she didn't know. Waiting for a man she had only ever seen photographs of.Shifting from foot to foot, Sarah knocked against the hard wooden door. And waited.After a few seconds she wondered if he had heard - after a minute, she wondered if anyone was even in. Green fields stretched in every direction, cows grazed, but there was no sign of a human being. At least there wasn't until there was a scuffle from inside the house, a scramble for keys. Then the door creaked open - God did it need oiled - and a familiar face peered out at her.Thick, dark hair framed an angular face dashed with freckles, clear blue eyes, sharp cheekbones led to a strong chin with a few day's of stubble. John Crowe was beautiful in those grainy black and white photographs - but in person, he was stunning.

Abigail has regretted declining Stephen's marriage proposal over three years ago. He left the Amish town in humiliation but now he has returned to reconnect with family. Seeing him only stirs up the feelings of regret in her. As for Stephen, he has promised himself he would not fall for Abigail's charms again. He has moved on emotionally but remains single. Still, there seems to be a maturity in her that wasn't there before. Is Gott giving them a second chance? Can he return to his hometown and marry the woman he's always loved?

Claire Miller was a simple woman; she wanted to live her life how she saw fit, make her own decisions - and, most importantly, have control over her own life. It wasn't, she thought, an absurd thing to ask.Unfortunately, her father didn't feel the same. He had controlled the family since long before she was born; and since her mother's death three years ago it had only become worse. It was stifling, overwhelming, and sometimes so much Claire felt as if she could barely breathe without unwanted criticism. It wasn't as if she wanted to abandon their way of life; she just wanted a little more autonomy.Which is why she sat in their dimly lit living room with a book on her lap, studiously ignoring her father - and her sister Susannah - as they went on and on about their latest obsession; finding Claire a husband.

Catherine's world has fallen apart in days. Her Amish husband is an oddity, he doesn't want children. So when Catherine announces that she's pregnant, a violent argument ensues. Her husband storms out of the home and doesn't return...he's killed in a tragic accident...but an unexpected romance comes in the form of a handsome fireman who arrives on scene...The fireman has lost his own pregnant wife in a tragedy years earlier and sees some kind of kinship in the young Amish woman. He knows it is wrong...to make a romantic move on a fresh widow...but there is something in her sad but beautiful eyes that touch his soul...and he wonders if he can bring happiness to her life and the growing baby inside her.

When widow Leah Bontrager ventures into the Englisch world, she is robbed and nearly loses her life. She's rescued by Sheriff Eli Jones who is convinced that the robbery wasn't a random act of violence. There is an immediate chemistry between the two but Leah puts aside any thoughts of romance because of her daughter and her bakery business. Sheriff Eli secretly keeps a close eye on Leah and soon realizes that the Amish widow is in more danger than she realizes. Can he put together the pieces of a deadly puzzle in the secretive Amish town before its too late?

Texas. Two years ago Ruby Portwood had never even left her home state of Georgia - and now here she was, over a thousand miles away in an unfamiliar state, in a town she didn't' know, and about to meet a man she had only ever corresponded with by letter.Her gut twisted as her eyes flickered across the dingy strain station. It was like something was trying to claw its way out of her insides, sharp claws slicing at her stomach. Swallowing, Ruby tried to the uneasiness rising inside of her. She had to find her husband-to-be; all she had was a grainy photograph of a tall man with dark hair and sharp cheekbones. Ruby dug around in her pockets, searching for that tiny piece of paper. Her pockets were empty. Her heart sank.The train station, dark and grimy, quickly emptied as the other passengers disembarked. Soon enough she was one of only a handful of people still waiting, their bored faces blending into each other as Ruby scrutinised. They all looked the same, each face identical and forgettable. Her fiance, Derek, was nowhere to be found.He had died in a tragic accident.And now there was someone to take his place...

Teresa travels out west to be a mail-order bride. Along the way, she meets a lawman, bitter from his years of tracking outlaws. Realizing that the man that has sent for Teresa may have been killed, Sheriff Cole decides to accompany Teresa to her new husband's home. Their worst fears are quickly realized as Teresa finds herself a new widow with a gang of outlaws now targeting her...but will Sheriff Cole save the day and fall for her in the process?

A collection of Amish romance... Joshua is nearing retirement and taking care of his senile wife. He can't get her to allow him to throw anything out and their house has become a complete mess. Then he meets Lovina, an Amish woman who is dating a man with whom she is hopelessly mismatched. The two become unlikely confidants and each allows the other to share their life and experiences with them. Will they both help each other to make the toughest decisions of their lives?