Healing Hearts

The Proper Romance Western Series, Book 1

By: Sarah M. Eden

Narrated by: Kirsten Potter

Length: 9 hrs and 1 min

Publisher's summary

A fan-favorite character from The Sheriffs of Savage Wells is the focus of this story about a forward-thinking doctor on the Wyoming frontier who sends away for a mail-order bride with nursing experience.

Miriam steps off the train looking for a job, not a husband. She refuses to be wed, and Gideon is unspeakably embarrassed by the misunderstanding. Stranded in Savage Wells, Miriam has nowhere else to go - and a secret that she's determined to keep from everyone. She has epilepsy, a condition that other doctors had claimed was symptomatic of madness, a diagnosis which prompted her family to have her committed to an asylum. Miriam is afraid that if Dr. MacNamara finds out the truth, he will send her back to the asylum - a place that is little better than a prison. 

But Gideon is not like the other doctors she has encountered, and he offers Miriam the nursing position anyway. When illness sweeps through the town, Gideon and Miriam work together to care for the growing number of sick people. As they do so, their relationship slowly grows into something deeper. When Miriam's former doctor arrives in town to take her back to the asylum, Gideon, along with some familiar faces in Savage Wells - including Cade, Paisley, and Hawk - must rally around Miriam to protect her from a dangerous fate. And for Gideon, it might mean risking his heart one more time for a chance at love.

©2019 Sarah M. Eden (P)2019 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Highly improbable but fun Western fairytale

So I think it's safe to say that the good townsfolk would have recognized that our heroine was not only a much needed nurse for the area, but could possibly even change her mind & fall in love with their wonderful doctor if they didn't alienate her & make her want to leave.

But that wouldn't have been half as entertaining.

Sarah Eden writes well, though with a distinctive style that lets us in on the characters' thoughts, but occasionally makes them a bit excessive to the point of redundant. It's fairly minor, however.

The narrator handles the story well, and overall, It was an enjoyable listen.

*Clean romance level: sweet kisses

Loved it!

This was a great story to listen to. The narrator did a great job. I loved the characters and the western town atmosphere. The romance was slow moving and believable. I hope she writes more about these grwat characters.

Sweet Romance with Humanity Touch

first of all, WHY ISN'T THIS A MOVIE YET ???????
now to my review
oh my .. OH MY .. I was not ready for this explosion of emotion, this book was everything I was looking for :D so happy I didn't give up after the first book
so in this book we follow Gideon the town's doctor and the only one with compassion to see mentally challenged people as actual human beings, and then there is Miriam, she is a nurse and hides a great secret of a condition of epilepsy and doesn't trust doctors at all .. those two are on a mission to save the town, one person at a time :)
AMAZING AMAZING highly recommended, read it if you want a sweet romance with a high touch of humanity and friendship

The narration was amazing and I felt each character and the touching moments were excellently performed .. good job

Thrilling Tale with Excellent Reader!

It took me a chapter or two to really get into it but once things got going they were griping. you really come to care more deeply about the characters than you thought you would. Definately worth a read!

looking forward to a sequel!

I had the pleasure of meeting the author a few years ago. She is as genuine as her books. She also picked a wonderful narrator to give time to this heartwarming story

This was so cute

Too cute, cuteness alrt !! Fluffyness at it's finest in historical fiction, aaah my heart is happy 😌

Nice G-rated story

Nice General audience (G-rated) story - no naughty bits. Good narrator. Interesting theme. 19th century setting.

Wonderful Story, Fine Writing

The plot of this book is very touching and interesting. However, somethings in the writing left me feeling a bit frustaded and strange, I felt like the sentiments of the main characters were push around a little too roughly with the intend to driven the mind of the reader in certain direction. It could get better in the development of the romance, it was a little redundant, the interaction in professional part was good, but it lack on the personal side. At last, I had the impression of the narrator tell things that already happen without we actualy hear it happening, it rushed things and I catch myself a bit confused in the choice of the narration point of view.
Well it seems, bad after what I described, but the story its so different with much potential and I was rapidly involded in the plot, it was a pleasent book, but it wasnt amazing.

Immature style of writing

This writing style reminds me of the books I used to read as a teenager, where narration needs to be spoon-fed to the reader, so that the reader goes where the writer wants the reader to go. Way too much narration with little confidence in the reader to form his or her own opinions. Sometimes its best to reveal a character through the character's conversation and actions...and not by spoon-feeding the reader.

Nice and sweet

Sollid but not especially impressive.
Would have preferred a bit more substantial development of the main charcters relationship

A heartfelt, innocent love story

A really nice feelgood story
Well read and a hard book to put down!

Strongly recommend

One of the best

Really enjoyed book serious,and heart warming.
Great sheriff,good narration a must read.5 stars.

Wild westc

I so enjoyed this book, it was refreshingly different kept me interested right to the very end, narration was also very believable.

Important history in a light novel.

This moving history of attitudes to mental illness, wrapped in a light romance, reconfirmed my belief that there is so much more truth to be gleaned from so-called fiction than we often acknowledge. It was a palatable way of learning about very unpalatable prejudices. An ‘in-between’ listen that turned out to be a little gem.

Enjoyed

Good story - exciting in parts and funny. Enjoyed the book and thought the reading was good as well!