An Anchor on Her Heart
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ABOUT THE BOOK An Anchor on Her Heart
Title: An Anchor on Her Heart
Series: Mended Hearts #1
Author: Patricia Lee
Publisher: Mountain Brook Ink
Release Date: August 1, 2017
Genre: Inspirational Contemporary Romance
Can they keep their friendship pure when their hearts long for more?
McKenna Nichols, a young wife abandoned by her husband in favor of his work, is left alone to raise their autistic child. She promised to love him until death parted them. But when circumstances drive a wedge into their marriage and Dane chooses to escape what life has dealt them, how long can she be strong? Can she remain faithful to her marriage vows when tempted by the friendship of an unlikely stranger?
Rudy Taylor, who senses McKenna’s loneliness and understands the difficulty of raising her daughter, struggles to keep his concern for the young woman biblical. Will McKenna’s faith in God and Rudy’s commitment to his Lord be enough to keep their relationship simple until McKenna’s husband one-day returns?
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My Thoughts on An Anchor on Her Heart:
This book is so good. It tugs at your heartstrings. As a nurse and mental health specializing one, this book really drew me in. I wanted to clap several times while reading at how wonderful Rudy was. And his mom. Oh wow, I love Rudy’s mom Olivia. She’s just so sweet. How fun to have a great bonus grandma like that!
The author has a great writing style. I was drawn in and before I knew it I’d read half the book. It was only my kids waking up and wanting breakfast that made me realize I had meant to do something besides reading that morning. You’re going to love it!
Characters. Oh my. These characters. They’re to die for. Literally. I would. They have become my best friends. And I have to agree with the Woodstock survivor (giggle) that McKenna’s husband should be painted yellow. I just cannot imagine abandoning my child because they weren’t “perfect”. No one is perfect.
As most know I’m a mom of many. I love kids. Definitely would adopt all the children that need homes if I could. So you could say that children hold a special place in my heart. Special needs children do too. We have adopted a few with what I classify as minor special needs. They’re not members of the hospice and most people wouldn’t know that had any “issues” if I didn’t tell them.
So while autism isn’t something I personally deal with on a daily basis I love how the author decided to portray such a central character as having autism. I loved how well the author did with making it believable and bringing autism to the masses. So many times it’s just a glancing nod towards autism or it’s a nice little character that is very high functioning autistic.
I would say that everyone needs to read this book. It’s a great romance of very realistic proportions. And you might learn a thing or two about autism while you’re at it.
I have voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from JustRead Publicity Tours. All views expressed are only my honest opinion. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. All opinions expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the FTC regulations.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR of An Anchor On Her Heart
Patricia Lee is a published author, having written since she first learned what words could do at the age of six. She holds a BA in journalism from the University of Oregon. Articles to her credit have appeared in Moody Monthly, Power for Living, Expecting and Focus on the Family’s Clubhouse as well as in two anthologies— Cup of Comfort Bible Promises and In the Company of Angels. She is part of a team of bloggers who submit short devotionals for FaithHappenings.com.
Patricia is a member of the Oregon Christian Writers and of American Christian Fiction Writers. She and her husband have two adult children and live in the Pacific Northwest with two sleepy cats.
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