To Win Her Heart

I didn't think I wanted to read this book. I'd loved Karen's other books, but this one didn't appeal to me. However, I found a copy on sale and figured I'd give it a go. It's one of my favorites. \\nEden taught me I had been blindly prejudice in areas of my life and inept with my Christian 'help' for those in need. Levi's character gave me a situation I'd have failed if I had been the one tested to keep his vow. Both the characters really challenged me, and that's what I loved most about this book. It took me on an emotional journey and gave me an example of Christ's love in action to implement into my own life while being thoroughly entertaining.

This is one of those Karen Witemeyer books that reminds me why I love her books so much. I loved the 2 main characters in the book very much. I was holding my breath to see what Eden's response was going to be when she hears about Levi's past. I felt so sorry for Levi, because he is such a nice guy and now he is stuck with a past that people judge him for even though he paid his dues to society. And I loved that the author used an unlikely character to show Eden the error of her ways. This book definitely challenged me, as I think the author intended too, to not judge people for their circumstances and if God can forgive them, who am I to keep on throwing the stones.

Karen Witemeyer has produced a novel that is both complex, full of depth, yet light hearted and enjoyable. \\r\\nKaren excels in making her characters, particularly the lead male, come to life with real (and relatable) flaws and feelings, whilst keep the story line interesting and fun. \\r\\nI particularly like her development of the male character as she has made the references to his past so relevant to his present. The characters have great depth and I do like her ability to include and deal with conflict. \\r\\nCertain events in the story were covered in a way that was substantial enough to provide emotion and feeling without becoming overly complicated or unbelievable, yet not shallow either. \\r\\nI do like the touches of humour and often found myself smiling. Karen writes so simply and captivatingly, I would definitely recommend this novel to those interested in historical Christian romance fiction.