Bøger af Stephanie Hurt

2 book Pirate Romance CollectionSafe in the Pirate's ArmsHer breath caught in her throat as the white sails came into view. She watched The Lady sail into port grandly. Although it was a known Pirate ship she couldn't help but admire it.He wanted to see her again. He'd only caught site of her quickly on the docks. Who was she? She'd been like a breath of fresh air.Their fates were entwined. Although he was deemed a pirate by most, those that knew him were aware of the truth. He would protect her with his life. Their lives were changed forever the moment she stowed away on his ship. The First Mate's LadyTom Breckin knew the moment he saw the masked woman across the dance floor that he'd lost his heart. Then she disappeared only to reappear as a stowaway on his ship. What would he do with a woman on a pirate ship? Things are about to get interesting, but very dangerous.

Sometimes love doesn't come before marriage; sometimes love drifts in when you least expect it... Joy Ryder is a dreamer that loves a good thunderstorm and taking care of her father, but deep down she longs for love to sweep her away. Her life is filled with hard work on the small farm that her father owns. Their life isn't easy, but it's all Joy has ever known. She'd do anything for her father, even marry a man she doesn't love when their farm is threatened. Nash Collins is part Cheyenne and rough around the edges. He'd given up on marriage a long time ago. Nobody wanted their daughter to marry a half-breed. Then when Hank Ryder comes to him with a business proposition, he realizes that his dream of having a family of his own is about to come true. But, would Hank's daughter become the wife he needed? A hasty wedding makes for a rough start to a marriage, but Joy sees it as no choice. She soon realizes that marriage to the handsome Nash Collins isn't that bad. Love takes them by surprise as they get to know one another. It's just after their love blooms that Nash is called away. Will it tear them apart or make their love stronger?

After a hasty marriage, Joy had never expected to fall in love with Nash, but she had. Soon after, he was called away to do his duty as the negotiator between the army and the northern Indian tribes. It was dangerous and Nash only hoped that he could soon return to his beautiful young wife. Joy lay every night, waiting for her love to return. Then word came of his capture, which made Joy wonder if he'd ever return to her. After months of waiting, he did return, but as a broken man. Joy didn't know if she'd ever get her husband back. Love can work in strange ways and the simplest surprises can make everything right or tear them apart forever.

Life was simple for Kaity Jordan, which was just how she liked it. She lived alone in her grandparent's old, rundown house, but working as a barista, she was barely getting by. The peaceful moments for her was the time she spent watching dragonflies at the old Thaxton house and being in church. For Derek Mason, life was rushed and chaotic. As the owner of more than one multi-million dollar business, his main focus was on the bottom dollar and enjoying life. Money wasn't a problem for Derek, but loneliness and feeling like he has no purpose in life was.From the moment Derek saw Kaity on the sidewalk, he was intrigued. She didn't seem like the other women he knew. Her smile was contagious and honest. There was nothing fake about this woman. When he saw her gazing at dragonflies in his field with pure joy, he knew he wanted to get to know her.They were an unlikely pair. Him a billionaire and her a barista, but could it work? Could she show him how to find the joy she had? Was she the answer he had been looking for? Kaity didn't know it yet, but her life was about to change.

Sometimes when a dream becomes reality things don't turn out like you imagined. Since the first romance novel Amber read, she'd always dreamed of living on a pirate ship and capturing the heart of the captain. When the journal sends her to 1750 where she comes face to face with captain George Drake she realizes she might be headed for disaster. Is she prepared for the life on a real pirate ship versus the romanticized versions she'd always read in novels?Captain George Drake, the most well-known pirate of his time can't believe his eyes when he sees Amber on his ship. He is filled with anger but one look into her blue eyes and he's not sure what he is going to do with his beautiful, feisty stowaway. Tensions rise as he struggles to hide this woman from his crew and keep her safe in the midst of a harsh battle. Can he make himself believe a simple journal brought her to his ship?Will he risk the respect of his crew and everything he has worked toward for the woman that has dropped into his life or will he send her back to her own time? Will he be able to let her go? Will he have a choice?Their story is action packed but will unfold into a love story to last for all time.

Denver and Maddy are excited when they find out they are about to start a family. With the pregnancy, Denver becomes too overprotective of Maddy. Trouble with the Ranch adds unneeded stress and causing tempers to flare. With fear of losing Maddy and his unborn child, Denver gives up on the ranch to take care of his family. He soon realizes the love shared in a small town. Maddy goes into labor as a large storm rolls in blocking all roads. Will the water recede in time to get her to help or will he be forced to deliver the baby himself? When the small town of Mistletoe pulls together, anything is possible.

They say love can heal anything, but can it heal this?After Nash's background forced them to flee, all Joy and Nash could do was hope that they would be back home before the baby arrived. But not long after the start of their journey, their wagon is destroyed and they both fall ill. When she wakes up and remembers nothing, not even who the father of her unborn child is she knows she has to do something.Both have an uphill battle to overcome this heartache. Can their enduring love survive the challenge that their future holds? They will need a lot of faith and a miracle...

This Mail Order Bride book will take you on a journey between Grace and Samuel as they are forced to put their grief aside in order to make things work out. But that's not as easy as it seems...Grace had no choice... She left Austin knowing life would never be the same. Samuel didn't want to find love, just someone to help with the house and give him children. Their start was a rocky one and with each new day, the space between them grew. Will his grief over the loss of his wife and child push her away or bring them closer as she grieves for the loss of her parents? Together they must find common ground or Grace will be on the first train back to Austin in the Spring.

From the moment Sophie was old enough to see over the counter, she's loved to bake. So when the opportunity to own a bakery in Winter, Montana came along, she jumped. Not only would she get to bake, but the town was focused on Christmas year-round, which was her other love.Hampton had been a rancher all his life. He loved his coffee a certain way and had a huge sweet tooth. Although he was a stubborn man, when he found something he was interested in, he set out to get it. From the moment he met Sophie, he was intrigued. But her love of Christmas kept him at bay. He hadn't been much into Christmas in and long time, but he'd have to change his ways if he was to gain her interest.Sophie made it a challenge to teach him to love Christmas again. When she makes a wish with Santa on a snowy night, she doesn't know she sets everything in motion for both to have a Merry Christmas.

From the moment Vanessa Owen sets eyes on the old, rundown vineyard set in the Tennessee mountains, she's lost. With a growing career as a Stock Broker in Boston, her last thoughts were that she'd leave everything she'd worked so hard for and move to Tennessee to run a vineyard. In comes the problem with this new venture, Vanessa has no idea how to run a vineyard, much less one that's rundown and vacant. Now, she could ignore the desire to get this place back to its former glory and go back to her lonely existence in Boston. Or she could dig her heels in, resign her position at the prestigious firm she'd fought to get in, and buy this place. But, she'd need help, expert help.From the moment Jason Tate walks into her life, Vanessa doesn't like him. He's arrogant in a way that makes her want to slap the confident smile off his handsome face. But he has something Vanessa doesn't, years of experience running a vineyard. So, what does she do, she buys the vineyard, resigns, and hires the one man that can help her.

April is unprepared to return to Tarnished Silver when her father suddenly dies. She must take over running the family vineyard in the north Georgia mountains, but it's not in her plans to stay. To make things worse, her ex-boyfriend is not running the stables on the property, which makes her want to leave soon. That is until she figures out that someone has forged some documents and changed her father's will. Brad never got over April, but he forced himself to move on. When she comes back to run the vineyard, he's forced to deal with the old feelings that come crashing back in. He'd do anything to protect her and when he sees that this could be more than just a money thing, he steps in to help with the investigation.Together they must figure out who is behind the forged paperwork before the deadline is up. The more they work together, the closer they are to reuniting until someone gets in the middle and does everything to keep them apart, permanently.

In the small town of Wishful Harbor, life is good, that is until things go wrong. When Lacey, the owner of One More Cup, the local coffee shop slides on the ice and right into the side of Chip's truck, the sparks fly. Chip has come to town to take over ownership of the Inlet Cove Inn. Neither of them is ready for anything more than friendship, but when they're stranded at the Inn with no power for twenty-four hours, they think that maybe love could heal old wounds. But, only time will tell in this sweet, small-town romance.

The trouble with pretend marrying your best friend is that it can only end one of two ways...Baron Her best friend.Her first kiss.Her protector.The friend everyone wanted, but he was all hers and she knew he'd do anything for her.AbrianaHis whole world.And she could stop his heart with a smile.They were inseparable. If you saw one of them, you saw the other. But something about their friendship was about to change. Abri needed to get married in 30 days and the only person she trusted was Baron. But it was just pretend. Right?With a pretend relationship comes many trials. Could they pull this off? Would this turn into a complete disaster, tearing their lifelong friendship apart? Or would this be a new adventure for them both?One overly traditional Italian fatherOne sneaky cousin who wants to destroy everythingOne surprise kissWhich one of the two ways will their pretend marriage end?

A SmallTown Romance filled with adventure and sweet romance...Marly loves anything old, so what starts out as a hobby, turns into a business. Since she's a treasure diver in her spare time, she's thrilled when the opportunity arises to run a store in the historical seaside town of Wishful Harbor.Liam is a third-generation owner of the Wishful Harbor marina. He is interested in knowing more about the new resident of Wishful Harbor. They hit it off as friends almost immediately. When she hears the old tale of a shipwreck off the end of the lighthouse cape, she enlists Liam's help to find the treasure, although he's not a fan of taking her to the wreck. When her old boyfriend gets wind of it, he shows up wanting to take what she's trying to find. Together, Marley and Liam work to find the treasure, along with Liam's granddad Liam. The friendship starts to make a turn into something more, but neither are sure as their pasts try to keep them from having a future. This is a sweet romance, full of adventure and laughs. The small town of Wishful Harbor is a treasure to be found, and everyone there is family.

When a small fire in Julie's bookstore brings the firemen, she's shocked to find out one of them is her old high school crush, Paul Wells. Paul can't believe his luck, so he asks her to the town festival. He's now the owner of the Christmas tree farm on Hideaway Lane, the one Julie has been going to all her life. But, when the bank threatens to take the farm from him, Julie steps in to help. Romance blooms in this story of old crushes, Christmas spirit, and small-town charm.

Maddy Raleigh is desperate, her confidence in finding herself gone, so she takes a job as a ranch hand in Mistletoe, Montana. She's not prepared for the bitter cold and snow. Then, just a mile out from Mistletoe, her car breaks down and she walks to the little cafe in town. She's broke, cold, and feels like she's made the worst mistake of her life. Denver Hanson is a former rodeo king, turned family ranch owner. He's been through so much in his lifetime that he's become somewhat of a hermit. His only concern is his ranch. But he is surprised to hear this tiny woman is the new employee at the ranch. He volunteers to take her to the ranch, but first he insists on getting her better equipped for the weather, so she doesn't die of pneumonia, failing to mention he's her new boss. Her complete lack of skills makes him laugh but he knows she can't continue to work there if she doesn't quickly improve. Something begins to brew between them, but both are aware that anything between them would cause problems, but they can't just pretend like there's nothing there. The struggle the two of them go through in order to do the right thing drives them further apart. Can they find a way or will Maddy be heading back to Georgia before Christmas?

A collection of stories to warm the heart...Susie's Christmas MiracleA story of a little girl looking for her purpose and finding it in Jesus.Emma & the Spirit of ChristmasEmma thought Christmas was just gifts, trees, and decorations, but a short trip back in time with Santa changes everything for this little girl. The Christmas StarThrough a simple Christmas star, Lily finds Christmas means more now than it had in previous years. Three stories to help explain the true meaning of Christmas to children of all ages.

Can an age-old spell change the course of time?Willa Granger, an antique dealer from Salem, doesn't know how her life is about to change when she inherits a journal from her great-great-grandmother. The journal has a spell on it. The moment Willa begins to write in it, she's transported back to medieval Ireland. She finds herself on a grassy hill beside the sea, unsure of what's just happened.That's where Sir Rolfe Gawain, a Knight in the king's court, finds her. He's suspicious of her clothing and the way she speaks, but something inside of him wants to protect her. With growing tensions at the palace regarding witchcraft, he must keep the way she says she arrived a secret. They soon find themselves on the run from the king as suspicions arise about Willa's sudden appearance. But as they sail across the sea to England, a bond grows between them that is unshakeable. Just when they think all is well, they are captured, and Willa's life is threatened. The couple makes a difficult choice. Will it separate them forever? Will they find their way back to one another? This is the first book in the time travel series, The Journal.Marina placed the three journals on the table, then lit a candle beside each. She reached in the pouch at her side and sprinkled the contents over them as she spoke, sending a spell over the journals. With a flourish, she waved her hands over the table. A smile crossed her face as she thought of the three young women from her bloodline that would find their way to the journals in the future. Their love would blossom as the spell took them back to the time period that they belonged in. Loud banging on the front door had her turning and leaving through the secret hatch in the floor, which is where she left the three journals. Then she was gone to never be found again...

Have you ever read a book and wished to go back to that time period? Or maybe you dreamed of finding happiness with a man from that time? What if you could make it happen?Rain, a book editor from New York, is taken back to the old west where she meets Sloan Weatherby, a rancher in the 1850's. Ever since childhood, Rain had read western romances and dreamed of living in Texas during the 1800s. She'd always imagined being the wife of a rancher with work-roughened hands and a heart bigger than Texas. When she opens her eyes after writing in the journal, Sloan rescues her from a runaway stagecoach, their story begins. But, life in another time isn't easy, especially when his past comes back to haunt him. Rain begins to think maybe she made the wrong decision. Can love keep her in the old west or will she open the journal and go back to New York, never to look back?

As the town of Mistletoe surprises Denver and Maddy with an engagement party on New Year's Eve, a stranger shows up. Maddy soon become friends with Izzie, but Denver is suspicious of her. When a storm forces Izzie to stay at the ranch, Denver's suspicions grow as Maddy continues to stay oblivious to Izzie's relentless questions about the ranch. Izzie will do anything to get the Mistletoe Ranch, and Denver must prove to Maddy that Izzie's intentions aren't good. Tensions rise between Denver and Maddy. The closer Denver gets to saving the Mistletoe, the further away Maddy gets. Unbeknownst to Maddy, this stranger that she calls her friend, is out for blood and nobody will get in her way. Will Denver be able prove her guilt before he loses Maddy forever or will he lose everything trying to save his beloved Ranch? Mistletoe Ranch SeriesBook 1 - Christmas at Mistletoe Ranch

The dying words of Jess's mother are for her to find the love of her life. But with an overbearing father, will she have that chance? When he gives her a horse and riding lessons for her 21st birthday, her life changes. Is the cowboy behind the Black Stetson her soul mate? When her father's partner decides to stake claim on her, who will win the fight? Suspense, tragedy, romance and a stranger in the shadows lead to a dramatic final showdown in Ghost Lover...