Eden Spencer is the wealthy daughter of the town founder, who runs a lending library, makes art from pressed flowers, and abhors violence. Levi Grant is the new town blacksmith who stumbles over his words and has violence hidden in his past. Not a likely pair, but the chemistry between them rings true, and they discover unexpected depth in each other. When Levi rescues the daughter of a saloon girl and then reveals his secret, Eden has to confront the prejudices she holds inside and learn the meaning of redemption and forgiveness.
The characters were so richly developed. I loved Levi's restraint - from how he creatively works around his speech impediment to how he resists the urge to violence. I also loved watching Eden grow from a woman who sees herself as charitable to a woman who actually is charitable. The side characters are delightful as well.
Even if you're not a fan of the Texas frontier - and I'm not - the beautiful writing and fascinating characters will draw you in. I strongly recommend To Win Her Heart and can't wait for Karen Witemeyer's next novel!
Love Karen Witemeyer. I have yet to read this one because I have to get through her last book yet and I don't want to get ahead of myself.
ReplyDeleteKate - I had her books on my "to-read" list forever, and I'm kicking myself for waiting so long. On the plus side, I was able to read all three in a row!
ReplyDeleteWow! All three!? My sister had read Head in the Clouds before me and told me I had to read it, so that's how I discovered Karen.
ReplyDeleteThere are way too many books in the "to-read" pile. Lets not get started on that.
Thanks for your thoughts on this, Sarah! I have been wanting to read Karen's books. I need to just go buy one. :)
ReplyDeleteKate - I know. My TBR pile undergoes mitosis before my eyes. I buy books way faster than I read them!
ReplyDeleteKaren - I think you'll really like them :)