What Shows the Heart by Karen Wyle
Publisher & Release: Independently Published, July 13, 2021
Setting: Late 1800s, Cowbird Creek
Genre: Historical Romance
Length: 268 Pages
Rating: 4.5 Gold Crowns
Book Description:
Will he reveal his secret? Will she expose her heart?
After Jake, son and grandson of preachers, tried and failed to protect Mamie from small town cruelty, Mamie left their small town to fend for herself. Neither expected to see each other again. Now, many years later, Jake is a bitter man with little beside regrets, and Mamie, after much struggle and hazard, runs the thriving parlor house in Cowbird Creek. Can they make a future together, or will the shadow of Jake's past overtake them both?
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Vikki’s Musings
Thanks goes to the author for suggesting I read and review What Shows the Heart by Karen Wyle. Since it’s part of Kindle Unlimited, I borrowed it.
What Shows the Heart is a lovely historical romance set in the late 1800s. I enjoyed the characters, especially the women in the “Parlor House”. I also enjoyed seeing the characters from the first two books in this series. The pacing pulled me in from the start and kept me engaged until the end.
Mamie is the heroine, and what an unusual female lead. Even though Mamie’s profession is far from typical for an historical romance, it worked for this story. She is protective of her girls and determined to succeed against all odds.
Jake is our hero, and I LOVED him from the start. His softer side pulled into the story, and my admiration for him grew. His acceptance of Mamie’s position as the owner and operator of the Parlor House, had me melting.
The romance between Mamie and Jake is sweet and lovely. The tender touches, the building of the sexual tension is amazing. I enjoyed being part of their love story, and they are perfect for each other. I truly wanted them to find their happy ending.
If you enjoy historical romance with endearing characters and a unique plot, then you will love What Shows the Heart as much as I did. I have thoroughly enjoyed this heartwarming series. I am so glad I found Karen Wyle’s books. Happy reading!
Author Bio:
Karen A. Wyle was born a Connecticut Yankee, but eventually settled in Bloomington, Indiana, home of Indiana University. She now considers herself a Hoosier. She is an appellate attorney, photographer, political junkie, and mother of two daughters.
Wyle's fiction includes various varieties of science fiction, historical romance, and afterlife fantasy -- so far. She has also written one nonfiction resource, explaining American law to authors, law students, and anyone else interested in better understanding the legal landscape.
Her voice is the product of almost five decades of reading both literary and genre fiction. It is no doubt also influenced, although she hopes not fatally tainted, by her years of law practice. Her personal history has led her to focus on often-intertwined themes of family, communication, the impossibility of controlling events, and the persistence of unfinished business.
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