Dr. Jeanne Welcomes you
And shares her wisdom and love stories
Dr. Jeanne's Books
BECOMING BESTEMOR AND THIS PRECIOUS LOVE
I Want to welcome you to our book site and share with you information about the books I've written. I hope you'll love them as much as so many other readers have. We
have two for you that are beloved by our readers. And to make it even
better, they're true stories that tell about the lives of two courageous
women who were blessed to love and be loved by special men. Both are
historical romances that will keep you spellbound til the last word.
To read excerpts from Becoming Bestemor, click here. To read excerpts from This Precious Love, click here.
BECOMING BESTEMOR begins in Denmark when Marie is 6 and Jens is marrying her aunt. Her aunt will die and Marie will come to America when she is 19. She marries Jens, raises his 7 children and they have 14 of their own.
You'll live this often tempestuous love with them: the crushing hardships of a Nebraska farm, the joy of each child's birth and the heartbreak of their losses.
You'll follow their daughter, Dagmar to a sod house in the Nebraska sandhills where she finds the love of her life and you'll share the birth of her youngest, Jeanne.
BECOMING BESTEMOR ends with the end of Marie's life. Bestmor is Danish for Grandmother and Marie is the author's grandmother. The story is told with honesty, wisdom and obvious love for her Bestemor.
This story of all immigrants will touch your heart and keep you turning the pages to the end. To learn more click here
THIS PRECIOUS LOVEautumn years when neither really hoped to ever see each other again--Ken finds his Jeanne. is Jeanne and Ken's story: her love of the Nebraska sandhills and her horse. Meeting Ken in Yellowstone National Park and the heartbreaking ending to that teenage romance. Her marriage to Jack. Their joys and the devastating loss of their daughter. And finally in their autumn years, when neither ever expected to see each other again, Ken found his Jeanne.
THIS PRECIOUS LOVE is
written with a passion that draws you in so that you live every minute
with Jeanne. It bubbles and soars to the highest of highs. And it cries.
And you will cry with Jeanne as she also plumbs the low places of life. To learn more click here.
Neither book is what you expect. They are honest and filled with all the hopes, doubts and fears of real life. And, yes, the triumphs of humans over circumstances that could break them. And the soaring saving grace of true love.
You'll not want to miss either of these special books. To order, click here. If you'd like more information, click any of the tabs above and read excerpts, learn more about the author, and see pictures.
But in the end, these are special books that will inspire you and make you wish Dr. Jeanne would hurry and write another.
She will. And it, too, will break your heart and send your soaring. For we humans are truly remarkable and Dr. Jeanne catches that in prose that touches the hearts of all who love to read.
For now, order these two books or either one and then sit back for two of the best reads you've ever had.
To
learn more about BECOMING BESTEMOR, learn about this fantastic family
of 21 children, and to read excerpts from this romance historical novel
set in Nebraska, a land sprinkled with windmills, click on the cover to
the left. To order now, click here.
And we know you'll want to read from THIS PRECIOUS LOVE,see pictures and learn more about the people who inhabit this special love story. Just click the book cover to the left. To order now, click here.
Historical romance books by Dr. Jeanne Hounshell, BECOMING BESTEMOR and THIS PRECIOUS LOVE, are inspirational stories about courageous women. You won't want to put down these tales of Nebraska history set in this land sprinkled with windmills. Both romance books will keep you entranced to the very last word.
HISTORICAL FICTION
Dr. Jeanne is a master at writing historical fiction based on the lives of real people you will remember long after these books end. You'll cheer for the couageous women who are the heroines and cry over their unbearable heartbreaks. BECOMING BESTEMOR and THIS PRECIOUS LOVE will both be treasured by every lover of historical romance.
Dr. Jeanne lived in a sod house until she was six, was a true American cowgirl, and published her first novel in her 70's. She is a captivating story teller who will quickly become your favorite author of romance books.