Upon her arrival in Redbud, Kate meets Matt Jarreau, the man hired to renovate the house. Kate can't help being attracted to him, drawn by both his good looks and something else she can't quite put her finger on. He's clearly wounded--hiding from people, from God, and from his past. Yet Kate sets her stubborn heart on bringing him out of the dark and back into the light...whether he likes it or not.
When the stilted, uncomfortable interactions between Kate and Matt slowly shift into something more, is God finally answering the longing of her heart? Or will Kate be required to give up more than she ever dreamed?
My take: Oh. My. Goodness. I loved, loved, loved this book! As soon as I read the prologue (which you can read here), I knew My Stubborn Heart would be something special. Author Becky Wade has such a unique voice, and the novel is funny (as in laugh-out-loud), poignant, and oh so romantic. Wade often shifts between the perspectives of Kate and Matt, and while a varying viewpoint often annoys me to no end, it works perfectly here.
As Kate and Matt tried to figure things out, I longed for them to be together. But they weren't the only characters I cared about: Morty—desperately in love with Velma, who made life very difficult for him—and Gran were especially endearing.
My Stubborn Heart is a novel that will stick with me for a long time, and I eagerly anticipate Becky Wade's next book! 5 out of 5 stars.
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These days Becky can be found failing but trying to keep up with her housework, sweating at the gym, carting her kids around town, playing tennis, hunched over her computer, eating chocolate, or collapsed on the sofa watching TV with her husband. Learn more at: www.BeckyWade.com.
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What a lovely encouragement to read your review of My Stubborn Heart Becky! Glad the characters worked for you and that I didn't throw you too much with my POV shifts. As you probably noticed, I like to write mostly from my heroine's POV. But it's the times when I'm in the hero's head that hold, for me, the most power. Imo, the hero is the true lynchpin of any romance. If your reader doesn't love him, the author and the book is toast. :)
ReplyDeleteThis looks like another book that I'd love to read! Maybe I should take up reading as a hobby?!?
ReplyDeleteYou should. It can be rather addicting :-) And this is most definitely the book you should start with!
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