Outlaw Hearts

by Rosanne Bittner

Book Overview

A decades-long love story of two people, united by chance and separated by agonizing circumstance, that proves the power of unending love and its ability to overcome all odds.

Miranda Hayes has lost everything--her family, her husband, her home. Orphaned and then widowed, desperate to find a safe haven, she sets out to cross a dangerous land alone...until chance brings her face-to-face with notorious gunslinger Jake Harkner.

Hunted...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1492612812
• ISBN13: 9781492612810
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.3" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

I wish the rating system went above 5*'s..........awesome bk

I wish there was something to say that would do this book and author justice. Bittner is the western-civil war-frontier diva. No one does it better. Her characters are so real. They are filled with all of the emotions the human soul can have. This 500 pages held me in constant thrall. The uniqueness is the depth of the characters, especially jake. He is tormented and his despair leads him into a horrible and unhappy life. Enter Miranda, who is almost too good to be true. Although this is not about religion, the depth of her belief in Jake and her belief that God will indeed help him is inspiring. It's a story that brings real hope and an awareness that we are each responsibile for what we make of our lives. That we can bring about change and that forgiveness and love are the most important gifts we can be given..And that unless we intervene, mistakes will repeat themselves. If you only read one book a year.......make it this one........thank you Roseanne . You are a gifted, compassionate writer.

Rollarcoaster ride of emotions...

I have been a Bittner fan for about 11 years now. She always writes with such feeling and tenderness that you don't find in the romance writing genre. She brings characters to life, and spans wide ranges of emotions with them. This book is no different. It's a heartwrenching story of an outlaw who wants and needs to start his life over, and he does it with the help of one very determined woman, Miranda. Miranda lost her husband in the Civil War, and lost her father in a rebel raid on their ranch. She meets Jake (the outlaw) by accident. He is haunted by a terrible past that is tearing his life apart. Miranda makes him see he is good inside and loves him no matter what. This story takes us through the Midwest, the Oregon Trail, Nevada desert, the valleys of California, and the boomtowns of Colorado in a span of over 20 years. It shows the hardships they endure and the heartbreak of Jake being a notorious outlaw. I cried on parts and smiled on some too. My heart felt like it was on a rollarcoaster ride. The emotions this love story evokes is incredible. I would love to see this book on the Big screen. I am sure it would be a blockbuster. This is well worth the money and reading time. I will read this over and over again.

Best book I have ever read, it's my absolute favorite!!!

Outlaw Hearts is my favorite book. I own a copy and have read it over and over throughout the years. The romance between the characters is so real I felt like knew them. I didn't want the book to end. This is a must read for all Roseanne Bittner fans.

Don't Miss This One

One of my favorites of Ms. Bittner, and I've read many I'm a die hard fan, this book takes you on an emotional rollercoaster through the years of these two wonderful characters. Ms. Bittner writes with a reality that you don't often find with historicals, and you feel not only that you've lived the lives of her characters but learned something about what life was like for people in those days. She is my favorite writer and I'm never disappointed when I pick up one of her books. Please don't stop writing Ms. Bittner, the historical romance genre can't afford to lose you!