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Healing Hearts

by Sarah M. Eden
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Wyoming Territory, 1876
As the only doctor in the frontier town of Savage Wells, Gideon MacNamara knows his prospects for a bride are limited. The womenfolk in town are either too young, too old, or already spoken for. So, being a practical man, he decides to take advantage of the matchmaking service of the day—mail-order brides—and sends away for a woman with nursing experience.
When Miriam steps off the stagecoach in Savage Wells, she sees a bright future in front of her. But when the town—and Gideon—meets her, ready for a wedding, her excitement quickly turns to horror. Somehow Dr. MacNamara's message had gotten turned around. He didn't want a nurse, he wanted a wife. When she refuses to marry him, she finds herself stranded in Savage Wells with some very unhappy townspeople.
But Gideon is not like the other men Miriam has met. Embarrassed by the misunderstanding, he offers her a job, and the two begin an awkward—and often humorous—dance of getting to know each other as they work to care for the people of their town. Romance blossoms between the two, but when a former medical associate of Miriam's arrives in town, Gideon and the other townsfolk must rally around Miriam to protect her from a dangerous fate. Gideon and Miriam must decide if they are willing to risk their hearts for each other even as buried secrets are brought to light.

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    March 4, 2019

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      • ISBN: 9781629737065

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    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      September 17, 2018
      In this tame but pleasant historical western from Eden (loosely following The Sheriffs of Savage Wells), a mail-order marriage gone wrong becomes the salvation of both parties. Life as a 19th-century doctor in Wyoming territory is stressful and lonely, so Dr. Gideon MacNamara requested that the Western Women’s Bureau supply a nurse willing to become his bride. The only problem is that Miriam Bricks, a skilled nurse, was not informed that matrimony was part of the job requirements and refuses to go through with the ceremony. Gideon, disappointed, persuades her to stay as a nurse only. Affection gradually grows between them, but Miriam has epilepsy, which she believes would prevent any man from loving her, and Gideon is hurt that she won’t explain her reluctance. When a dangerous man from Miriam’s past catches up with her, Gideon and the quirky inhabitants of Savage Wells must come together to safeguard her future. Eden weaves serious issues into the story of a plucky young woman fighting for happiness. Agent: Pam Victorio, D4EO Agency.

    • Booklist

      January 1, 2019
      Miriam Bricks is ready to put her past behind her and start her new job as a nurse in the Wyoming Territory only to find herself whisked straight from the stagecoach to her wedding. Doctor Gideon MacNamara thought sending for a mail-order bride who could also be his nurse was a great solution to his problems until the bride-to-be refuses to cooperate. Despite his humiliation, he desperately needs a nurse, and Miriam has nowhere to go, so he asks her to stay Miriam agrees, but as she starts to build a life for herself and the affection between them grows, her past catches up to her, and the entire town must work together to save her. Eden's follow-up to The Sheriffs of Savage Wells (2016) is full of period medicine, with Miriam and Gideon learning from each other. Special attention is paid to the townspeople's mental health, including depression, dementia, PTSD, and Miriam's own hidden epilepsy, which had been diagnosed as insanity. Rich in humor, heart, and endearing characters, Eden's chaste romance proves that it's the emotional stakes, not the physical contact, that deliver the heat.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2019, American Library Association.)

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