Review of Highland Crossings Novella "Printed on My Heart" by Laurie Alice Eakes

Printed on My Heart
by Laurie Alice Eakes
(Barbour, 2012)

Reviewed by MaryLu Tyndall

Historic North Carolina takes center stage in a new collection of novellas that follows the lives and loves of four women…and the heirloom brooch that connects them through generations. Will Seona, Fiona, Seren, and Brynna find God’s path in a new world far from their Scottish home?

Printed on My Heart is the second story in the Highland Crossings Novella collection and it was an absolute delight to read!  Laurie Alice is one of my favorite authors. She has a way of grabbing you from the very beginning and never letting you go until she gives you a very satisfying ending. This book is no exception. The beginning opens up with the heroine, Fiona, tied to a whipping post about to be whipped by the town's constable for being a vagrant. Oh my!!  I'm hooked. Then along comes a tall, handsome man to the rescue, the son of the town's printer, who has secrets of his own, but a heart as big as the state. He pays for Fiona's release then brings her home to his loving family where she works as a bondswoma to pay off her debt. 

But Fiona has other plans. She is searching for a family heirloom, a precous brooch that her sister brought to the states from Scotland years earlier. Those plans are thwarted when she falls in love with Owain, the man who saved her and who now wins her heart. But Owain is involved in something that brings trouble to the family, and when the town constable threatens to ruin both their lives, will he and Fiona learn to put their trust in God and not in money or a family heirloom to provide what they need?

It's amazing how much romance and fun this author can put into one small novella. You won't want to miss Printed on my Heart!!  

Award-winning author Laurie Alice Eakes has always loved books. When she ran out of available stories to entertain and encourage her, she began creating her own tales of love and adventure. In 2006 she celebrated the publication of her first hardcover novel. Much to her astonishment and delight, it won the National Readers Choice Award. Besides writing, she teaches classes to other writers, mainly on research, something she enjoys nearly as much as creating characters and their exploits. A graduate of Asbury College and Seton Hill University, she lives in Texas with her husband and sundry animals.

Visit Laurie's website at :  http://lauriealiceeakes.com/


Highland Crossings is available for purchase through Amazon and  at Christianbook.com

Highland Crossings (Romancing America): North Carolina, has four novellas.  We will be reviewing each of the novellas here on CQ.  Tomorrow come by for a review of Jennifer Hudson Taylor's novella.

GIVEAWAY:  We will be giving away a copy of this book later in the week.