by Donna Alward
Heart to heart love!
Marriage At Circle M is
a tender romance set in ranching country between a hero and heroine who
have known each other for a long time but who discover each other anew
as they reveal their secrets and vulnerabilities in heart-to-heart
exchanges. These conversations vary from tender to dynamic and fiery.
Grace Lundquist returns home, determined to hide her pain and her past.
She is a hard worker, always there for everyone. The town loves her but
what about her childhood sweetheart who upped and left when things got
to serious? Of all the people to show up back in her life, Grace just
has to encounter Mike Gardner, the man behind all her pain, the man she
never really stopped loving! Grace and Mike know each other down to the
very soul, but that certainly doesn't mean things will be easy. Knowing
someone intimately isn't quite the same as loving someone. Can their
heart-to-heart conversations lead to love or will Grace's secret be
more than either of them can handle?
The title of the mini-series Heart
to Heart is perfect for this romance! Donna Alward narrows the
plot action down to specific moments and focuses instead on the
interrelation between the hero and heroine. It works well in this
romance. The reader see both the intimacy and the distance between the
hero and heroine in their heart-to-heart conversations. These two
really do know each other at heart but also, as they share, that
knowledge becomes more intimate. The reader feels the love growing
between Grace and Mike as they begin to share their vulnerabilities. Marriage At Circle M shows how
intimate talks are wonderful but don't exactly equate to romance
itself. Dating a good conversationalist is easy but love takes more
than just a good heart-to-heart talk. As the reader hears Grace and
Mike talk --- including their mistakes with one another ---- the
happily ever after of this romance has more power than just a good
talk. Mike and Grace find a certain intimacy and understanding of one
another's hearts that will sustain them long after the book's ending.
Nice!
As a reader, I particularly appreciate a romances that have heroines
who represent women in all our variety. In Marriage At Circle M, Donna Alward
goes beyond a stereotype of the traditional romance woman in her
creation of the heroine. A nice twist in Grace's character!
Publisher: Harlequin
Romance
(Heart to Heart)
