Böcker av Hannah Winstone

David is looking to make things right. Catherine is looking to put her past behind her. They were once boyfriend & girlfriend, the entire Amish town was envious of their love for each other. Then a tragic mistake torn them apart. David disappointed Catherine and himself, robbing her of a wedding and a family. Filled with shame, Catherine left the Amish town only to return a year later. David had left out of shame as well. But now, three years later he has returned. Hoping for a new start, he helps out in his family's construction business. Catherine's home is now in dire need of repair. Winter is coming and unfortunately David is the only one who can help...Forced to deal with each other and the past, can Catherine forgive the man who humiliated her years ago? Can David convince her that he's a changed man?

Lovina wants this to be the best Christmas ever. She wants this despite the fact that her marriage with Luke is fraying at the edges. Murphy's Law hits as well as everything seems to go wrong in preparation for a Christmas day; her kids become ill, her parents are fighting and Luke won't talk...Will Gott make everything okay come Christmas night?

Rex is an outlaw determined to change his ways. A lot of good that sentiment does him now as he's on his way to prison...until he realizes that his mail order bride is on the same stagecoach as he... Mary doesn't know Rex is a would-be-prisoner who stole from his father's vast bank account. All she sees is a dog of a man. But when Rex plans his escape, he takes Mary in tow. And the longer they are on the run together, the more attractive she finds the man. She soon realizes that Rex is willing to do whatever it takes to make her his bride but only if they can escape from his father's men who are hot on their trail.

Ursula is an attorney who just passed the bar exam and fulfilled her parents' dream of her getting into law. But her sheltered life falls apart when she finds out her own dreams may be different from that of her parents. Lancaster, Pennsylvania is a town she remembers visiting as a girl and she returns when she feels that God is no longer in her life. She suffers malady after malady until a handsome Amish rancher named Thomas rides in to saver her. She falls for his charms but realizes that he is already spoken for. Will she stay in Lancaster to pursue a simpler life or will she return to the big city and become another attorney that hates her job?

Bedrest. How long was Joanna going to be stuck in this bed, unable to even go outside? Annoyance swelled in her chest at the people crowding her, at the tiny room she couldn't leave, at the entire situation. She had lived the first twenty-one years of her life without so much as a cold and now, thanks to polio, her life was in tatters.Her life as a mail order bride wasn't supposed to be like this. Her husband Luke is distraught from the news.. He's willing to do anything to keep her from a lifetime in a wheelchair. But if they can't find a way for her to walk, will their love survive?

Lovely Nicole Dixon has lived a life of spoiled privilege in the south. But when her rich suitor beats her in a drunken rage, she finds herself wanting to be rid of the Southern lifestyle and in need of a new frontier. Her homely sister has just nabbed herself a husband by becoming a mail order bride and Nicole accompanies her out to the Wild West. But she finds herself immediately attracted to her new brother-in-law...Can she manage to maintain her distance when she knows that the man her sister has just married is the perfect one for her?

Medical examiner Rebecca thought she had seen it all. But the unconscious woman clinging to life on her gurney is a woman named Sarah Yoder. What the woman from the Amish town was doing in a dark alley after midnight is just one mystery. The other is more shocking: Sarah is Rebecca's mirror image-her twin sister?Rebecca always knew she had been adopted, but she never gave it much thought. Following the trail of clues Sarah left behind, Rebecca and love interest Sheriff Harris make a shocking discovery on an isolated place behind the Amish community...Will their investigation free both Rebecca and Sarah from their dark past?

Katherine is shamed for being the last single woman in her small town. Embarrassed enough, she browses through the mail-order-bride ads and journeys to out west to meet her suitor. The handsome sheriff certainly stirs her heart but the harsh landscape gives her more than just a little pause in thinking that this might not be the best option. Sheriff Frank Stevens hopes that the influx of mail order brides will domesticate the men in town. He has a violent past of his own and must deal with a ruthless criminal who wants to take over the town and its people. Kathleen and Frank grow fonder of each other each day and their wedding day becomes the talk of the town. But Frank no shows for the wedding and Kathleen takes it as rejection. What she doesn't realize is that Frank is in the fight of his life with the criminal and his henchmen. Will he be able to make it out alive and win back Kathleen's broken heart?

Virginia Lawson has always considered herself a strong, down to earth person. She wasn't shaken easily, and took pride in her ability to stay calm in difficult circumstances. She kept herself together when her father died at age sixteen. She stayed practical when she lost her inheritance in the Civil War. And when she had to travel hundreds of miles to where she was now, Virginia didn't even break a sweat.So why now, standing on the enormous porch outside of her new fiancé's house, did she feel sick enough to pass out? This had taken weeks of careful planning; answering the mail order bride advert in the newspaper, booking the train and packing her suitcase. Virginia had gotten this far, so why did the nerves start now?Bracing herself, Virginia took in a breath, and chapped on the door."Hi, I'm Virginia. Your fiancee." What happened next would surpass her wildest expectations...

Rebecca was only seventeen years old when she fell in love with Isaac, the bad boy of the Amish community. But during that summer, a murder occurred in town and Isaac was the number one suspect. He went on the lam and was never found by the authorities. Rebecca never got over his memory and remained unmarried ten years later when out of the blue, Isaac returned. He's still handsome but his character is different...he's now determined to clear his name and win back the heart of Rebecca if it is still available. But can she trust a man who dropped out of her life when she needed him most?

Billy was a rookie firefighter when he helped deliver Greta's daughter in a field when she and her husband were stranded and couldn't make it to the hospital. Amazingly, they meet once again in the Amish town but this go around Greta is now divorced and the baby is the eight year old Hannah. Hannah instantly takes to Billy and Greta now finds herself irresistibly attracted to the man who has rescued her twice now. But Billy has a girlfriend and she isn't so keen on her man spending time with a pretty Amish divorce. Billy soon realizes that Greta and he are met for each other. He breaks it off with his domineering girlfriend, but she has other plans. Will Billy and Greta realize that God truly intends for them to be together.

SARAH'S AMISH CHRISTMAS Christmas. It was Sarah's favourite time of year; a time for love, for family, for community. For the entire month of December Sarah felt warm and at peace despite the havoc of arranging the festivities. Her parents and sister always left her in charge of everything, but in all honesty she didn't mind one bit. She enjoyed it. Everything about Christmas was just so wonderful. Which was why, as she unlocked the door to her little cottage, her eyes drifted to her neighbour's home. Noah wasn't the most sociable of men, but he also had no family to spend Christmas with. The thought carved a hollow feeling in Sarah's chest - so it was with the confidence of a woman on a mission that she left her doorstep to march across to Noah's...he's a widow and she makes it a point to find him a bride...but what if she's the right woman? THE SHUNNING OF MARY BONTRAGER Mary Bontrager is having a difficult time letting go of the past. Years ago she left her Amish community out of spite but now she's forced to return with her young son in tow. Her mother is forgiving but her father...cold and distant. He allows Mary to stay providing she accept the stipulations of Amish life. Mary is resentful but has no other choice. It isn't until Noah, a handsome farmer, begins to soften her heart with some old-fashioned courtship. But once again Mary's father intervenes and the growing affection between the couple is stifled. Can they overcome the strict rules of Mary's father and put a past of hurtful shunning behind them?

When a mysterious woman hitches a ride on Christopher's horse & buggy, he is fearful that she may be one of those wild Englisch women that the elders have talked about for so long. But while she is a pretty Instagram model with millions of followers, she is adamant about escaping her previous life. She's suspicious of everyone with a stalker on her trail but realizes that Christoper and his Amish safe haven may be her only way to developing a new identity...and the romance she always wanted...

Gabrielle had never seen anything so beautiful in her life. She stood with the breeze ruffling her auburn locks and birds chirping overhead. She faced a small but gorgeous park filled with flourishing green grass and tall trees she couldn't even name. It was like a dream - this whole experience was. After all, wasn't this the reason she had left her dirty, cramped little home in New York? Wasn't this the reason she had come all the way to Oklahoma and left everything she knew behind?"Gabrielle Nilson?"She startled, wide eyes snapping to the source of the rough voice - to be met with a tall, dark haired man in a fine suit. A smile graced her young features as recognition sparked. "Adam? Adam Bookman?"When he smiled it was dazzling and his entire face lit up. "I am."She was lost for words - and that rarely happened to Gabrielle. Even so, just looking at him sparked warmth in her chest and unimaginable relief, knowing she was safe at last. He was her link to a better life, and the man she was to marry. Perhaps being a mail order bride wasn't so terrible after all.

Caroline and Paul have been best friends since grade school. As they've grown older, they never developed a romantic interest in one another until marriage becomes a possibility...with other people. Caroline is being courted by John who secretly wants to have them leave the Amish town and spend their lives in the Englisch world. Paul is courting Rebekah...she's the town beauty and has developed a crush on him. Hearing this, Paul only feels obligated to date Rebekah...but soon realizes that he doesn't want to be separated from Caroline. Does she feel the same way about him?

Catherine finds herself at the receiving end of a vindictive suitor. He doesn't beat her but uses other means to humiliate her as he destroys her reputation in their small city. Wanting a new life, she answers an advertisement to be a mail order bride, agreeing to be the wife of a mysterious rancher named Nicholas. The correspondence starts off well enough but Nicholas decides that Catherine isn't the woman that he wants...Problem is, she's already en route to his ranch. Caught between a rock and a hard place, Catherine suffers an anxiety attack. Will she be able to change his mind upon meeting and what made him change his mind so suddenly?

Izzy helps out her sister Samantha when their father passed away. But now that her sister is pregnant, Izzy is starting to feel like she may get in the way. But when her Samantha's pregnancy goes awry, she's saved by an Englisch doctor who immediately takes an interest in Izzy...much to the chagrin of Moses, a local Amish farmer who has held a torch for Izzy ever since he laid eyes on her as a young teen. If Izzy dates the Englisch doctor, she worries about entering the world outside the Amish community...and she's still unsure if Moses is the man she is destined to be with. What is a young Amish woman to do? Whom will she choose?

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?