My Stubborn Heart was the first book I ever read by Becky Wade. It was the book that introduced me to one of my favorite authors, and also to Peppermint Taffy. Two summers later, I still love peppermint taffy, still consider Kate Donovan a bookshelf friend, and I think about the squirrels in Dallas every time I drive. Seriously.
This is Kate Donovan’s story. She is 31, hopelessly single, and on a three month vacation with her grandmother, to restore Chapel Bluff, family mansion. She’s been praying for a husband since the fourth grade. God is obviously taking his good ol’ time.
This is Matt Jarrau’s story. A man who stopped praying years ago, who, after losing his young wife, and giving up on his superstar hockey career, has settled on restoring old homes in his hometown as a life calling. A hard, bitter man, who shoves to the side everything, and everyone that could possibly make him feel. Including God.
What I loved about this book:
*The vivid descriptions in My Stubborn heart, had me instantly transported to Redbud, Pennsylvania. I heard the gravel crunch under work booted, and UGG clothed feet outside Chapel Bluff. I watched soggy leaves pile against the curb in the street outside Main Street Coffee, from inside the toasty shop. I smelled Gran’s lasagna on the table in Chapel Bluff’s kitchen.
Why I recommend this book:
- Because I loved Matt’s transformation. And, though I’m a girl, and supposed to identify with the heroine, I loved that I recognized myself in many of Matt’s thoughts and feelings.
- Because Kate is the bravest girl around. She lets go of what she wants the most, because she knows it’s the right thing to do. I felt her heartache. And, Kate? This is why we are forever friends.
Intrigued? Get the book here.
Becky’s a California native who attended Baylor University, met and married a Texan, and settled in Dallas. She published historical romances for the general market before putting her career on hold for several years to care for her three children. When God called her back to writing, Becky knew He meant for her to turn her attention to Christian fiction. She loves writing funny, modern, and inspirational contemporary romance! She’s the Carol Award, INSPY Award, and Inspirational Reader’s Choice Award winning author of My Stubborn Heart, the Porter Family series, and the Bradford Sisters Romance series.
Find out more about Becky on her awesome website.
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Now, please excuse me while I soothe my book hangover by ordering a 3 lbs bag of peppermint taffy off of Amazon.com.
Thank you.
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