{"id":222,"date":"2011-06-20T11:06:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-20T11:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/to-win-her-heart-by-karen-witemeyer.html"},"modified":"2011-06-20T11:06:00","modified_gmt":"2011-06-20T11:06:00","slug":"to-win-her-heart-by-karen-witemeyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/to-win-her-heart-by-karen-witemeyer\/","title":{"rendered":"To Win Her Heart By Karen Witemeyer"},"content":{"rendered":"

To Win Her Heart<\/a> by Karen Witemeyer
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What will people say?<\/b> Have you ever hesitated about associating yourself with someone with a questionable past because you were worried about your own reputation? Have you ever worried about what other people would think, instead of helping\/befriending someone less fortunate because you didn’t want it to tarnish your good-standing within the community? That’s one question that ran through my mind while reading this book. Leave your responses to these questions in the comments.<\/b><\/p>\n

Spinster Eden Spencer runs her own library out of her home. She’s wealthy and since she’s been painfully jilted in the past, she doesn’t have any romantic relationships. Instead, she finds solace amoung her book stacks. She also loves reading stories to children every week and she loves flowers. <\/p>\n

However, Eden’s non-romantic life changes when tall, strong, and handsome Levi Grant comes to town, hired as the new blacksmith. Levi has some ghosts in his past, he’s just gotten out of prison, and he used to be a prize fighter. It’s a life he’s left behind and he finds himself smitten with Eden and her library. Born with a shaming lisp, Levi takes his time with his speech, choosing to use words that do not have the S<\/u> sound. Eden mistakenly assumes Levi is dim-witted since he speaks so slowly. Can these two overcome their differences and learn to love one another?<\/p>\n

This book dealt with the issue of helping those with unfortunate pasts. In one part, Levi rescues a prostitute’s daughter, Chloe. Levi brings Chloe to Eden since she doesn’t have anyplace to live. Eden hesitates, not wanting to mar her repuation by hiring a prostitute’s daughter to do her housework. Levi convinces her to do the right thing and, as a result, she’s ostracized in the town. The town exhibited very un-Christian behavior in spite of their regular church attendance, which is sadly, very realistic behavior for a lot of Christians. <\/p>\n

I enjoyed this novel and felt that the blacksmith\/librarian romance added a fresh twist to this romance novel.<\/p>\n

~Cecelia Dowdy~<\/a>
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Book description:
Eden Spencer has sworn off men, choosing instead to devote her time to the library she runs. But when the town’s new blacksmith captures her interest, she steels herself against the attraction he provokes. As his hesitant manner and hidden depths break her resolve, will she allow a tarnished hero to win her heart?<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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