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Reckless Hearts
Determined to keep her ranch running despite her husband's death, Abigail Fairchild turns to a cowhand, Boyd Harris, for whom she begins to feel a desire that could ruin them both.
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First published May 1, 1995
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Bonnie K. Winn
46 books38 followersBonnie K. Winn is the author of 34 published novels, most of which have been translated into over twenty languages. Fourteen-million copies of her books are in print. Currently, Bonnie is one of the top ten bestselling authors in Harlequin’s highly successful Steeple Hill/Love Inspired inspirational fiction program.
Named as one of the top ten romance authors in America by Affaire de Coeur, Bonnie K. Winn began her career with the launch of her Wildflower series in the early 1990s. Her first novel, Summer Rose, climbed to the top of three national bestseller lists. Her historical novel, Forbidden Fire, won Affaire De Coeur's Best Overall Historical Romance of 1994. That same year, she was named Utah Writer of the Year. Newlywed Game, lauded by Romantic Times as "a great talent making a smashing contemporary debut," was her first Harlequin American romance book. The Accidental Mrs. MacKenzie, which hit number one on the Walden Books and B. Dalton romance bestsellers lists, was nominated by Romantic Times for best contemporary romance of 1999. Her first Silhouette Intimate Moments release, The Hijacked Wife, appeared on numerous bestseller lists as well.
Besides writing novels, Bonnie also lends her talents to screenwriting, and her screenplay Heroes placed as a finalist at the Sundance U.S. Film Festival. Formerly a public relations executive, Bonnie devotes her time exclusively to writing. She resides in the foothills of the Rockies with her husband and dogs, and with her grown son nearby.
Named as one of the top ten romance authors in America by Affaire de Coeur, Bonnie K. Winn began her career with the launch of her Wildflower series in the early 1990s. Her first novel, Summer Rose, climbed to the top of three national bestseller lists. Her historical novel, Forbidden Fire, won Affaire De Coeur's Best Overall Historical Romance of 1994. That same year, she was named Utah Writer of the Year. Newlywed Game, lauded by Romantic Times as "a great talent making a smashing contemporary debut," was her first Harlequin American romance book. The Accidental Mrs. MacKenzie, which hit number one on the Walden Books and B. Dalton romance bestsellers lists, was nominated by Romantic Times for best contemporary romance of 1999. Her first Silhouette Intimate Moments release, The Hijacked Wife, appeared on numerous bestseller lists as well.
Besides writing novels, Bonnie also lends her talents to screenwriting, and her screenplay Heroes placed as a finalist at the Sundance U.S. Film Festival. Formerly a public relations executive, Bonnie devotes her time exclusively to writing. She resides in the foothills of the Rockies with her husband and dogs, and with her grown son nearby.
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April 10, 2025
Fantastic Story
I've recently read a few of her books and will definitely read more. So far, this was the best of them all. I enjoyed the others, but this one had a special story.
I've recently read a few of her books and will definitely read more. So far, this was the best of them all. I enjoyed the others, but this one had a special story.
August 1, 2015
Reckless Hearts (Reckless #2)
By: Bonnie K. Winn
5/5 stars
Before you read this book, please read Reckless Wind first!! It technically may not be necessary, but the heroine, Abigail Fairchild, played a big role in helping her friend, Jem, navigate her new marriage and we got to see the love between her and her late husband, Michael. We also got to witness the how and why Michael was killed, though not the killing scene. This book is set during the early 1870s in the Wyoming Territory just a few months after the end of book one.
At the end of Reckless Wind, Boyd Harris left the Bar W ranch and went to work at the Triple Cross ranch for Abigail Fairchild as her ranch foreman, since both her husband and the foreman were killed during Reckless Wind. Since Abigail was a pampered house-wife, well-bred and cultured from Boston, she knows nothing about the actual running of a ranch and has left all of that duty to Boyd. Boyd has been eager to prove his worth and that he is not his reputation, which he did while at the Bar W, but there is still speculation. He is basically acting as the ranch manager, without the title and pay. A ranch manager is in charge of everything, all decisions, including the money of the ranch.
Abigail and Boyd form an unbreakable bond, when driving back to the ranch from picking up supplies, Abigail goes into labor and Boyd has to deliver her son. Boyd also has a very special connection and relationship with her son, also named Michael. A year later, Abigail decides that she needs to take an active role in preserving her ranch, her late husband’s legacy, for her son. In doing so, she decides to become her own ranch manager and she needs & asks Boyd to teach her everything she will need to know. She doesn’t even know how to ride a horse. Boyd knows how hard this job is and consistently advises her that a ranch manager would already know this information and it will take her a long time to learn how to do everything. But she is bound and determined because she knows that she is the only person who has her son’s best interests.
Throughout their newfound friendship, something deeper grows between Abigail and Boyd. They both have feelings for the other, but a relationship isn’t possible without blacklisting her ranch because she is a ranch owner and he isn’t. He doesn’t want to cost her the ranch and Michael’s inheritance, but they can’t stay away from each other.
Abigail also has to fend off many ranch owners who come calling and offering their hand in marriage because they want to be in control of the Triple Cross ranch. Not because they want her or they want her son. They only want the ranch, animals & money. And if she isn’t willing to marry, some are willing to start a range war and take her ranch by force if their treachery doesn’t work out first.
But neither Abigail nor Boyd are willing to walk away from each other or cost baby Michael the inheritance for which his father died. What a conundrum.
By: Bonnie K. Winn
5/5 stars
Before you read this book, please read Reckless Wind first!! It technically may not be necessary, but the heroine, Abigail Fairchild, played a big role in helping her friend, Jem, navigate her new marriage and we got to see the love between her and her late husband, Michael. We also got to witness the how and why Michael was killed, though not the killing scene. This book is set during the early 1870s in the Wyoming Territory just a few months after the end of book one.
At the end of Reckless Wind, Boyd Harris left the Bar W ranch and went to work at the Triple Cross ranch for Abigail Fairchild as her ranch foreman, since both her husband and the foreman were killed during Reckless Wind. Since Abigail was a pampered house-wife, well-bred and cultured from Boston, she knows nothing about the actual running of a ranch and has left all of that duty to Boyd. Boyd has been eager to prove his worth and that he is not his reputation, which he did while at the Bar W, but there is still speculation. He is basically acting as the ranch manager, without the title and pay. A ranch manager is in charge of everything, all decisions, including the money of the ranch.
Abigail and Boyd form an unbreakable bond, when driving back to the ranch from picking up supplies, Abigail goes into labor and Boyd has to deliver her son. Boyd also has a very special connection and relationship with her son, also named Michael. A year later, Abigail decides that she needs to take an active role in preserving her ranch, her late husband’s legacy, for her son. In doing so, she decides to become her own ranch manager and she needs & asks Boyd to teach her everything she will need to know. She doesn’t even know how to ride a horse. Boyd knows how hard this job is and consistently advises her that a ranch manager would already know this information and it will take her a long time to learn how to do everything. But she is bound and determined because she knows that she is the only person who has her son’s best interests.
Throughout their newfound friendship, something deeper grows between Abigail and Boyd. They both have feelings for the other, but a relationship isn’t possible without blacklisting her ranch because she is a ranch owner and he isn’t. He doesn’t want to cost her the ranch and Michael’s inheritance, but they can’t stay away from each other.
Abigail also has to fend off many ranch owners who come calling and offering their hand in marriage because they want to be in control of the Triple Cross ranch. Not because they want her or they want her son. They only want the ranch, animals & money. And if she isn’t willing to marry, some are willing to start a range war and take her ranch by force if their treachery doesn’t work out first.
But neither Abigail nor Boyd are willing to walk away from each other or cost baby Michael the inheritance for which his father died. What a conundrum.
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