The Heart of a Vicar

By: Sarah M. Eden

Narrated by: Luone Ingram

Young love is all too fleeting, as Harold Jonquil painfully discovered years ago when Sarah Sarvol, the niece of a neighboring landowner, captured his heart. After an idyllic few weeks in the throes of blossoming love, reality intervened. They could have no future. Following their disastrous parting, Harold attempted to push aside thoughts of love and regret, but Sarah has never left his heart. Now, years later, he has achieved his lifelong aspiration of becoming the local vicar. However, the role proves more difficult than he imagined. He feels hollow and uninspired - until the most important person in his past returns, challenging him as no one ever has.

When Sarah’s ailing uncle summons her back to the family estate in England, there is only one person from her past she is reluctant to see again: Harold Jonquil, the only man who has ever claimed her heart. But when she comes face-to-face with her former beau, she hardly recognizes the aloof and dull man before her. She is determined to help Harold rediscover the passion he once felt toward his chosen profession. Soon, despite their exasperation with each other, they cannot deny the stirring of feelings long buried - but is it too late for second chances?

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Wonderful story

Difficult topics handled with care! I was really glad that some of these more personal and intimate situation were brought to light, Russian. And I enjoyed the laughs throughout. Sarah and Aiden is great at comic relief

Good story that could have been great if…….

I really enjoy Sarah Eden’s stories. There are so many beautiful and meaningful, well written scenes in them. I just long to read an expression of faith in God instead of her characters acting as though God does not exist. That is not how we should live. Her stories lose their potential for uplifting and being as satisfying as they could be if the her characters actually acknowledged God and even turned to him. One line in the book talked about what they should have faith in and the answer was everything but God. Lynne Austin and Rosanna White effectively give their characters faith in God and they act as children of God. They are very open about their belief in a God. I think Sarah Eden’s books would be much more believable and worthwhile if her characters had faith in God and it was a part of their stories like it is for each of us in our personal lives.

Missing one thing

I enjoyed the narration and the plot of this book, but I found it fascinating that the author could write a story about a vicar with doubts and never mention a prayer or a conversation with God. How does a man of faith not cry out to God when feeling lost. Instead he talked to his mother, house keeper, a pub full of guys, and even his dead father. But, alas, not God. Perhaps that was Harry's real problem.

Wonderful.

Beautiful story, exceptional narration. I loved it! The narrator' voice, volume levels, expression is awesome, truly the best I've heard, and I've listened to hundreds of audio books.
This is as close to perfect as it gets. I've listened to all the books about the Jonquil brothers. This is my favorite series, bar none.

Loved it. Can not wait for the next book.

I wonder if the next book will be about Sarah's bother Scott. That would be good.