Hearts - Softcover

Holm, Stef Ann

3.75

71 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0671775480 ISBN 13: 9780671775483

Publisher: Pocket, 2001

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Suspended from her job for teaching human sexuality to her students, Truvy Valentine plans a visit to her close friend, Edwina, in Harmony, Montana, and finds herself unprepared for her unexpected attraction to Jake Brewster, the hard-living owner of Bruiser's Gymnasium, in a romance set in the turn-of-the-century American West. Original.

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Review:

Setting: Harmony, Montana

Sensuality: 7

A devoted teacher at the St. Francis Academy for Girls, Truvy Valentine is 5- foot-10, athletically gifted, politically minded, and accustomed to going unnoticed by men. Facing her 26th birthday, Truvy is teetering on the edge of old-maid status when she's suspended from the academy for teaching human sexuality to her students. She travels to Harmony, Montana, to visit a close friend over the Christmas holidays and finds herself caught up in the lives of the small-town residents and reluctantly, overpoweringly attracted to Jake Brewster, owner of Bruiser's Gymnasium and one-time world-renowned strongman.

The two seem direct opposites, but beneath Truvy's very proper exterior beats the heart of a rebel and Jake's just the man to encourage her forays into nonladylike behavior. Neither of them expects to find love, but Jake can't deny Truvy's quick wit and warm heart, and Truvy can't ignore the fact that Jake's blunt words, rough charm, and caring concern are irresistible. Will either find the courage to say "I love you" before Truvy must return to her life at the academy?

Wrapped in the nostalgic feel of a small town in turn-of-the-century America, Hearts is a story about the enchantment of first love. Truvy and Jake are long past callow youth, but love hits them with the same steamroller effect as if they were 17. Stef Ann Holm seamlessly blends the details of early American life with absorbing characters set against a vivid background and anchors it all with a solid, character-driven plot, in this final installment in the Brides for All Seasons series. If you enjoy warm and wonderful historical romances, then Hearts is for you.--Lois Faye Dyer

About the Author:

Who doesn't love Valentine's Day? Candy and flowers and hearts? For Stef Ann Holm, chocolate truffles from Godiva are her favorite, though when she was younger she did have a partiality to Sweettarts. She and her sister would ride their bikes to 7-Eleven and buy Sweet-tarts the size of yo-yos. They'd sit on the curb in front of the convenience store and gnaw on them with their bottom teeth until their lips grew numb from the tartness.

Nowadays, Stef Ann gets to watch her daughters eat Airheads, a gooey taffy-like candy that just doesn't hold appeal for her. But the girls like it.

And so does the family dentist.

While Stef Ann is working on her next novel for Pocket Books, you can write her at P.O. Box 5727, Kent, WA 98064-5727.

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