Jane Yunker – författare

Three stories from the Hope Harbor anthologies. A Light in The DarknessAnnalise Hopewell O'Shay inherits an emerald ring and a train ticket to Hope Harbor, Maine. The ring, originally the property of pirate Gideon O'Shay, is believed to grant true love to whoever owns it. Widower Connor Hunter moves to Hope Harbor with his young son, Andrew, to be the new lighthouse keeper. When Connor and Annalise meet, there is an instant attraction. Could it be the power of the ring? A Christmas Kind of LoveLegend says the Whalehouse Tavern was blessed by an Irishman, a stranger to Hope Harbor during the Revolutionary War, with the power to bring lovers together. When a December fire destroys the cannery, threatening the jobs of all the men who work there, the women get together to plan a community Christmas Eve dinner at the Whalehouse Tavern. Can a charmed tavern bring love to a lonely widow and a confirmed bachelor? A Storm in His HeartAn afternoon of ice-skating and a Christmas storm brewing off the coast combine to bring either happiness or tragedy to two Hope Harbor families. Andrew Hunter buried himself in his art after his fiancé left him for another. Adelaide Ransom comes to Hope Harbor to spend the holiday with family after losing both her parents in a carriage accident. Seeing the opportunity to help his big brother find love again, Gideon partners with Adelaide's cousin, Caroline, to bring the two together. What could possibly go wrong?

It's 1890, and Hannah Becker does not want to marry her father's cousin, Gunter. Grandmother suggests she go west to South Dakota and file a claim under the Homestead Act. This would take her far from Gunter's reach, and allow her to own land of her own. Prairie life would be hard, but the rewards would be hers, not her father's or husband's. On her journey, she befriends the Bergen sisters of Rock Creek, experienced girl homesteaders who know of the abandoned neighboring Goldman claim now up for grabs Frederick "e;Dutch"e; Schmidt has had his eyes on the Goldman claim for some time, and now that it's available, he hopes to file and make it an extension of his own. But when he gets to town, he finds yet another girl homesteader has beat him to it. A confirmed bachelor, he resents all the women filing on land that should rightly go to men. Can they find common ground, and love?