About the Book
Book: Rebuilding Hearts
Author: Carolyn Miller
Genre: Christian Contemporary Romance
Release date: June 28, 2022
Who knew a bank robbery could show a girl that good guys still exist?
Tim Franklin. Quiet, shy, almost incapable of speaking to a girl, and a budding horticulturist. Oh, and he survived a bank robbery five years ago, not to mention its resulting trauma.
Bookworm Bella Dwyer just wants to feel safe, and Tim’s actions during the robbery made her believe there might be guys who live up to her fictional heroes. Trouble is, a chance with Tim seems as remote as this year’s celebrity heartthrob.
Instead, she settled for a relationship with a guy who’s commitment-phobic.
So when Bella encounters Tim on tiny Sparrow Island, the challenges of her past and present collide, and she questions whether there really is a future with a man who can’t commit.
In a leap of faith, Bella dumps her boyfriend, even before shy-guy Tim can make a move. But in wanting to live by faith and conquer fear, has she made the right choice, or are her hopes for freedom and a future destined to fail?
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My Review:
This book is a fun, sweet Christian contemporary romance. Reading it is much like watching one of your favorite romantic movies where you love both of the main characters, and from the very beginning of the movie, you’re just waiting for that special moment when they finally come together to admit their feelings for each other.
Bella has moved to Sparrow Island to become the librarian for the island’s tiny library. It’s a chance for Bella to make a new start, and she soon falls in love with the island and the friends she makes there. Bella’s a little shy; has a great sense of humor; is a little bit klutzy; and has a crush on fictional heroes in movies and literature. Tim is also a shy and cares deeply for others, but he’s more of a loner when it comes to mixing with other people. There’s instant attraction between the two when they meet, and it doesn’t hurt that Tim looks much like one of Bella’s favorite movie heroes. Both are devoted to following God’s plan for their lives, and now they just have to determine if He means for them to be together. Their story was entertaining to read, and the ending was everything you’d want in a clean, Christian contemporary romance.
I’ve read quite a few of the “Independence Islands” books, and I think that Bella and Tim are my two favorite characters in that series. While I’m not always a fan of “rom-com” romances, even Christian ones, this book worked for me because of those characters.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.
About the Author
Carolyn Miller lives in the beautiful Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, with her husband and four children. Together with her husband she has pastored a church for ten years, and worked as a public high school English and Learning and Support teacher. She loves reading, music, films, gardens, art, travel and international food, and really enjoy creating worlds where flawed people can grow in faith, hope and love.
A longtime lover of romance, especially that of Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer’s Regency era, Carolyn holds a BA in English Literature, and loves drawing readers into fictional worlds that show the truth of God’s grace in our lives.
Her novels include The Elusive Miss Ellison, The Captivating Lady Charlotte, The Dishonorable Miss DeLancey, Winning Miss Winthrop, Miss Serena’s Secret, The Making of Mrs. Hale, A Hero for Miss Hatherleigh, and Underestimating Miss Cecilia, all available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Book Depository, Koorong, etc
More from Carolyn
Who doesn’t love to read a book about a bookworm?
Many avid readers I know love the idea of working in a library – so imagine working in a library on a tiny island! And then to encounter a handsome borrower of books with arms of Thor, well, it’d be like a fictional hero come to life. Except maybe this hero isn’t so fictional…
For Rebuilding Hearts, my next book in the Independence Islands series, I loved turning the spotlight onto Tim Franklin, Greener Gardens’ strong, silent employee with secret dreams, and exploring what happens when two opposites attract over a shared love of books and movies.
Rebuilding Hearts explores some bigger questions concerning family, identity and whether God’s plans can be considered good when things go wrong. I love writing fiction that’s grounded in truth, with realistic, flawed characters who are on God journeys to find faith, freedom, and love.
I’m so thankful people are enjoying my contemporary books, where I can share my love of gardens (& my horticulturalist hubby’s expertise!) to a new audience. Please check out my website www.carolynmillerauthor.com to see what’s growing in my garden here in my corner of Australia.
If you enjoy stories of hope, heart and humor, then you’ll be sure to enjoy this novel about a librarian and a Hemsworthy hero as together they find restoration for their hearts.
Happy reading!
Carolyn
Blog Stops
Because I said so — and other adventures in Parenting, July 23
Ashley’s Clean Book Reviews, July 24
Britt Reads Fiction, July 24
Locks, Hooks and Books, July 25
She Lives To Read, July 26
Library Lady’s Kid lit, July 26
Inklings and notions, July 27
Texas Book-aholic, July 28
By the Book, July 28
For Him and My Family, July 29
Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, July 30
Blogging With Carol, July 30
deb’s Book Review, July 31
Blossoms and Blessings, August 1
Lis Loves Reading, August 1
Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, August 2
Aryn the Libraryan, August 3
Splashes of Joy, August 4
Sylvan Musings, August 4
Happily Managing a Household of Boys, August 5
Miriam Jacob, August 5
Giveaway
To celebrate her tour, Carolyn is giving away the grand prize package of a $25 Amazon gift card and a copy of the book!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.
https://promosimple.com/ps/1f7fa/rebuilding-hearts-celebration-tour-giveaway
Rebuilding Hearts sounds like a great book for me and I am looking forward to reading Bella and Tim’s story! Thanks for sharing it with me! Thanks, She Lives To Read, for sharing your review! Have a spectacular day!
This sounds like a book that I would enjoy, thanks for sharing
This is such a good series. Thanks for sharing.
Rebuilding Hearts sounds like a sweet story.
Sounds like a wonderful romance story.
Oh, this is the BEST review! Thanks so much for loving Bella and Tim like I do!
Thanks so much for sharing your review. This sounds like a story I’ll really enjoy reading.