To Win Her Heart Book Review

Title: To Win Her Heart.

Author: Karen Witemeyer.

Genre: Christian, Historical Fiction, Romance, Humorous.

Plot: Levi Grant has just been released from a stay in prison after an unintentionally crime had landed him there, and derailed all his youthful plans for the future. Feeling tarnished yet hoping and praying for a new future, Levi puts his trust in God and travels to a small town where no one knows about his past so he can start anew. Having learned the trade of blacksmithing from his father before he went astray, Levi now recalls to mind the skills of his past and agrees to a trial-run to convince the leaders of Spencer, Texas that he has what it takes to do the job. But trouble still finds him and more often than not, in arrives in the form of Eden Spencer.

After a bad break-up with a dishonest man who almost married her, Eden has swore off men and spends her time running the small lending library out of her home and representing her father in the little town. Constantly butting heads with the banker, Mr. Draper, and fending off the unwanted attentions of the sheriff, Mr. Pratt, Eden isn’t prepared for how she starts feeling whenever Levi comes around to her library to borrow a book. Daring to hope she’s finally found an honorable man, she begins exchanging letters with Levi. But when she learns the truth about his past, Eden fairly flies out the window and shuts herself off from everyone, especially Levi.

Likes/Dislikes: With a cast of well-drawn characters that include a girl named Chloe, a fiery Scotsman named Duncan, and of course, our heroes and villains, Ms. Witemeyer weaves a wonderful story of forgiveness, hope and relying on the Lord. While the beginning started off a bit slow for me, I did find this to be overall a very engaging fun story. I cheered for the heroes and booed the villains. I didn’t much care for Eden however, as she seemed very judgmental and rather full of herself at times. I loved how they get to know each other by hiding letters in books. All in all, a good clean afternoon read.

Rating: PG-15 and up.

Date Report Written: April 1^st, 2013.

I received a copy of this book free from the publishers in exchange for an honest review. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions expressed in the above review are my own.