A Heart Revealed
September 24th, 2011. Filed under: This & That.She Left Ireland And A Man Who Broke Her Heart…
Only To Find An American Who Could Restore It.
Julie Lessman’s new novel A Heart Revealed (ISBN: 978-0-8007-3416-9, $14.99, 512 pages, September), the second offering in the “Winds of Change” series, opens in Boston in 1931, where thirty-one-year-old Emma Malloy has fled from an abusive marriage in Ireland.
Although her former husband has left her haunted and deeply scarred. Emma cannot help but develop strong feelings for her friend Charity’s brother, Sean O’Connor.
Described by his sister as very stubborn, Sean maintains that he is not the marrying kind. But as he and Emma draw closer and closer, will her strong, tender heart ensnare him and change his mind?
Transporting readers back to a time when the Empire State Building was brand new and the local speakeasy was a common destination, Lessman outlines the fascinating era and its citizens with deft precision.
Lessman, who has been hailed as a writer with noteworthy skill by Publishers Weekly has once again delivered an epic tale featuring vibrant characterization, wonderful thrills, sharp dialogue, and surprises both large and small.
ISLAND BREEZES
Sweet saints in heaven. I just want to roll my eyes when I think about Rose Kelly.
Yes, I know the book is mostly about Sean and Emma’s unlikelihood of ever having a future together. But you’ll understand my feeling about Rose when you read this book.
You’re not going to need a tissue or two whit this book. You’re going to need the whole blasted box. Most of the family are going to try to make you cry.
I’ve enjoyed the O’Connor family immensely, and am looking forward to the next book. I certainly hope it’s sometime soon. It’s nice to know there are enough people and stories in this family to keep us reading a mighty long time.
It will do you good to read the entire “Daughters of Boston” and “Winds of Change” series. You don’t have to as this is a good stand alone read, but it would be to your benefit to read them all.
***A special thank you to Donna Hausler for a review copy.***
Julie Lessman is an award-winning author whose books give readers “Passion With a Purpose,” underscoring her intense passion for both God and romance. Julie is the recipient of 13 Romance Writers of America awards and was chosen as #1 Romance Fiction Author of the Year in the Family Fiction magazine 2011 Readers Choice Awards. She was the winner of the 2009 ACFW Debut Author of the Year and Holt Medallion Awards of Merit for Best First Book and Long Inspirational. She resides in Missouri with her husband, daughter, son and daughter-in-law and is the author of “The Daughters of Boston” series, which includes A Passion Most Pure, A Passion Redeemed, and A Passion Denied. Her “Winds of Change” series has recently released with A Hope Undaunted, which ranked #5 on Booklist‘s Top 10 Inspirational Fiction for 2010. You can contact Julie through her website at www.julielessman.com.
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Available September 2011 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.