Böcker av Victoria Morton

Lying before her and murdered in cold blood were the Indians that had held her captive for years. She could still hear the shots being fired, but she wasn't going to stand there and wait to see who it was. Clarice tore into the woods running as fast as her legs could take her. Her feet trashed upon dried leaves and twigs which cut her, but she pushed on. All of a sudden a ray of light blinded her, and she ran headfirst into the strongest chest she had ever come in contact with. A strange cowboy that came to rescue her...But why?

An Amish couple has been in love since they were teenagers but became separated when the young woman's family moved to another Amish community. A few years later, they cross paths again by chance. They both believe that Gott has placed them together and this go around they plan to stay together...even if it means going against the wishes of their two families that have no love lost for one another.

When Abigail is down on her luck. Faced with meager prospects, she takes the advice of a friend and looks into the prospect of becoming a mail order bride. She accepts a proposal from Joseph to live in Wyoming. Happy to be free from her circumstances, she soon realizes that the West poses a challenge all its own, not to mention the fact that they're wedding itself gets off to a rocky start. Her new husband Joseph is a farmer and he failed to mention his own financial woes. Can the two come together and meet the challenges of the new West?

Josie's tiny nostrils flared as a rotten stench of decayed fruits spiraled in the air. She was supposed to get used to the smell of this place; for she had been born and raised in the slum. But she wasn't yet familiar. Each day presented a new guttery odor, which plunged her deeper and deeper into sadness. Life in this part of Tremont wasn't exciting or fulfilling in anyway. Life in this hellhole was pathetic and she yearned for a way out.At first, her hope was ripe and her faith was tall when her parents were alive. Even though she played with the other kids in the slum, she knew she would leave them one day. Her parents had always made her understand that she didn't belong in the slum. She was their princess, and would one day live in a beautiful castle like in the stories. A sad smile curled her lips as she remembered how her parents tried all their best to give her a better life.The plague that hit the slum didn't just take her parents away. It swept her dreams and ambitions in life too. She had always dreamt of becoming a medical doctor, and her parents had shared in her vision. Her father had never been the type to obstruct her dream because of gender. He loved her with everything in him, and promised to help her achieve her dream. But being a medical doctor was just what it was; a dream.How could a woman in a slum become a doctor all on her own? She had no family and no one to help her financially. Josie sighed in despair as she stared at the azure clouds. She was not happy being here, she was almost giving up on her dreams. Only one thing kept her.

An anthology of Amish romances where young women are challenged with obstacles in finding their lifelong love...In "Losing Joshua", Rebekkah is a young Amish woman who starts work for Sarah Miller, but soon develops an attraction for her son Joshua. The two soon become an item and a romance blossoms. But Joshua has a secret, having one foot in the Englisch world and one in the Amish. During a trip to the Englisch world, Joshua goes missing and Rebekkah is distraught. She journeys to the outside world but in trying to find Joshua will she lose herself?

Kathryn wants out. She barely gets out of the Civil War unscathed as her home and land were burned to the ground. Looking for a new life, she answers a mail order bride advertisement. Upon her arrival, however, she meets a formidable foe in her new mother-in-law. Carl has aspirations of being a mayor and father, but his mother wants him to marry the women of her choice. Can he go against his mother's wishes and experience the life with Kathryn he always wanted?

A year had passed since Evangeline had met the owner of the biggest ranch in Westminster, Rex Colve, and she was convinced that he was the man for her. Rex's ranch was the envy of other ranches in the town. He had loyal wranglers who were willing to do anything for the progress of the ranch. They loved their master because he was a good man and treated all the cowboys very well.It was his kindness that had saved her that night when she had been stranded after migrating from England to escape her troubled past. Evangeline had left her old life behind along with her secrets. To her, America was meant for her rebirth, and most importantly a fortress where she would never come across her greatest nightmare in the person of Sebastian Huckabee.Suddenly her hands began to quiver at the thought of her past. The beauty of her current environment was lost to her, and she was left in the fear of her past. What if Rex got to know who she really was?

Lovina's brother had been murdered in the Amish town almost two decades ago. Becoming a teacher, Lovina does her best to put the traumatic memory behind her until she has a student in her class who has emotional scars of his own. A child psychologist is brought in to help and Lovina feels an instant attraction to him. It isn't long, however, that she realizes that the psychologist has a dark connection to her past.

Katie is stuck between her obligations and pursuing her passion. She's taking care of her young niece who is now an orphan. Katie is a bit too young for motherhood and her niece doesn't see her as a maternal figure. But then her niece mysteriously disappears one day and Katie almost suffers a nervous breakdown. A frantic search begins in the Amish community but everyone suspects that an outsider named Michael is to blame for the young girl's disappearance. But Katie befriends the man and finds that he isn't the bad person everyone has painted him out to be. Can they work together and find Katie's niece?

Mae drew in a breath and steadied her gaze on the old man. Frederick Alonso was the richest ranch owner in Pinedale and the other towns of the Great Plain. He was a man in his middle ages, and had a lot of fame for his womanizing ways. Mae had seen the man once, and he had tried to flirt with her. She didn't like him.Mae knew about the range war that had taken place in the Pinedale Valley many years before she was born. Her father always spoke about a man, Paul. This Paul once lived in Pinedale and he was a successful ranch owner too. One day, Paul had stepped on Frederick Alonso's grazing area, and a war had broken out. Alonso had called on her father to help fight Paul's men off with a promise of helping him start a ranch. Johnny had agreed, but on getting to the valley, Paul's men had already prepared themselves.That day, Paul lost five of his men, while Alonso lost ten horses. Johnny had failed to keep the deal of protecting Alonso's property. And Paul had become his greatest enemy.And Mae's greatest desire.

Mercy's blue eyes flamed in anger and disappointment as she stared at the retreating figure of the horse. Mr. Miller was the fifth person she was trying to sell the McFarland ranch to, unsuccessfully. Sweat trickled down the sides of her face; she wasn't just disturbed about the inability to sell off the ranch, she was worried about the future of her siblings. She pulled in a deep breath and caressed her thumping heart with her left palm, while the right hand washed off the sweat that had kissed her brows. Her hopes of selling the ranch was shattered, it wouldn't be long before she and her orphaned siblings began begging for bread. She had to do something about this.

That very day broke everything in her, and she swore within her to bring back her family's lost glory. Diana's father had just been murdered by his gang for ratting them out to the police, and they had come for what he owed them. Horses, cattle and all they claimed had been purchased with the filthy money her father had made from stolen items.Surviving on these terms has been hard. A whole year of struggling to get by in Texas had been hard on all of them especially their mother. She was doing her best, but it seemed she could no longer hold it together. I have to tell her, Diana thought as she held the woman who had fought so hard to get them through a year of hardship in her arms.How would they survive without their father?

A collection of Mail Order Bride and Amish romance mark this anthology... Allison has gone from having a good life to a hard luck one in a matter of days....Her parents die unexpectedly and she sees no other alternative than to become a mail order bride. She travels cross country to meet her husband and finds him to be a most hostile man, giving her only a matter of months prove herself. Shocked by his demands, she nonetheless gives into the deal and finds herself seeing a different side of him. Realizing that his demanding nature was born from a past of hurts, she begins to treat him with kindness...but can she help fix the inner turmoil inside of him or will he send her away before any change can happen?