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When Ruby McCoy and her mother arrive in Fairplay and promptly move into the biggest mansion around, they are the talk of the town. But while Mrs. McCoy worries about ribbons, trunks, and wallpaper, Ruby rolls up her sleeves. Since the hanging of her notorious gangster father five years ago, Ruby, hiding under an assumed name, is on a mission to right her father’s wrongs. She is determined to spend every penny of her inherited “blood money” helping those who paid the price for her father’s crimes. But she didn’t plan on falling in love.
Sheriff Rex Truett doesn’t trust Ruby and doesn’t care who knows it. The keeper of Fairplay’s law and order makes it his business to find out why a stranger—especially a beautiful, rich, female stranger—would set up businesses, donate to schools, hire workmen to rebuild houses, and provide access to the best medical care. But when a cholera epidemic sweeps through the city, he is forced to reconsider.
Will Ruby have the courage to tell Rex her family secret? And will love or justice win in Rex’s heart?
My Review:
Healing of the Heart
is the latest in the series Secrets on Sterling Street, and Loree Lough has really outdone herself with the secrets
that are hidden in this novel. Ruby
McCoy has spent 5 years trying to make some sort of restitution for her late
father’s grievous sins. She has almost
completed her project when she and her mother move to Fairplay to continue with
“the healing hearts” campaign. There she
catches the notice of the Sheriff Rex Truett who, no matter what good Ruby
does, cannot get past his distrust for
her.
This story explores the ramifications of the father’s sins
and just what that might look like when the next generation must live with the
results. Sin, big or small, affects
everyone and this book really shines a light on that truth. Ruby wrestles with her relationship with God
as she believes she must pay for her father’s sins before God can forgive
her. Is God like some people ruled by
bitterness and revenge, or will she be able to do enough good deeds to right
the wrong? Ruby must come to the realization
that God loves her for her. What about
Rex? He and Ruby are slowly falling in
love and she would be the ideal wife for him, if he can get over the biggest
secret she is keeping from him.
I enjoyed revisiting Sterling Street and this book has been
my favorite of the series so far. I was
reading quite happily watching their courtship slowly progress when the author
threw in a major story changer that I did not see coming. Just like in real life, bad things happen and
can spring up at any moment. And the characters had to make some hard
decisions.
I received a copy of this book for free from the
publisher. I was not required to give a
positive review and all views expressed are my own.
About the Author
A prolific writer, Loree Lough has 108 books, 68 short stories, and more than 2,500 articles in print. Her novels have earned dozens of industry and Reader’s Choice awards. A frequent guest speaker for writers’ organizations, book clubs, private and government institutions, corporations, and college and high school writing programs, Loree and her husband, Larry, divide their time between a home in the Baltimore suburbs and a cabin in the Allegheny Mountains.
Her books have over 3700 ratings on Goodreads with the first two books in The Secrets of Sterling Street series, Currency of the Heartand Guardians of the Heart receiving multiple four and five star reviews on book review and retail sites.
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Giveaway
In honor of her tour, Loree is giving away her books: Secrets on Sterling Street series, Prevailing Love (3 in 1), Pricilla Hires a Husband, Lone Wolf, and Emma’s Orphans, a KJVER Study Bible, and an Abba pillar candle in a wicker basket! Click the link below to enter; be sure to comment on this post to claim your nine bonus entries for this giveaway! https://promosimple.com/ps/a81c
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