MY THOUGHTS ON " CLOSE TO HIS HEART" BY LEONORA PRUNER

"CLOSE TO HIS HEART"

BY LEONORA PRUNER

Published:  March 25th 2010 by Nordskog Publishing, Inc.

Details:  Paperback, 384 pages

DESCRIPTION (from publisher)

In this eighteenth-century romance, a young and naive Grace Carstares plans a midnight elopement with a handsome stableman with suspicious motives. Their plans are thwarted, however, when Grace discovers a mysterious stranger lying guard at her bedroom threshold. All is explained the next morning when, to her dismay, Grace learns her nighttime guardian is young Lord Buryhill, a suitor approved by her father who caught rumor of her misguided romance and decided to protect her from ruining her life.

Determined to marry this particular young woman, Lord Henry Buryhill comes to deeply love Grace and hopes to win her love in return. Yet buried beneath this determination is his own abandoned hope that he would meet a woman who might share his commitment to God.

Henry wins Grace’s heart as well as her hand in marriage. But Henry cannot overcome his nagging fears that Grace clings to her affection for the stableman. His distrust darkly clouds their wedding night and shatters their hopes for a joy-filled union. Unaware of the reasons driving her husband’s suspicions and jealousy, a devastated Grace withdraws from Henry, busying herself in gardening and taking solace in God’s love.

An ensuing pony-cart accident, through which Grace loses all memory of former things, presents both Grace and Henry the opportunity to either abandon their shattered marriage or begin anew. A guilt-ridden Henry is determined to win Grace’s heart once again, but Grace must decide whether to accept the courtship of a complete stranger or continue her life in the small community among the people who found her and nursed her back from a head injury. Will Henry’s determination, forgiveness, and tender care be sufficient to rebuild a foundation for their marriage?

A BIT ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Leonora Pruner was born in Dubuque, Iowa, but has lived most of her life in California. Writing has been an important activity since junior high. She graduated from Westmont College in 1953 and earned an MBA from Pepperdine University in 1981.

Fascination with a possible eighteenth-century English character led to five years of extensive research, which resulted in the 1981 and 1987 publication of two period novels. That time remains of great interest to the author, and she continues to use eighteenth-century England as a setting for her work.

Leonora married in 1953, and her family has expanded from two children to thirteen grandchildren and five great-grand-children.

She lived in the Republic of Maldives from 1987 to 1997, where she collected folklore and taught economics and computer science. While there she wrote the first drafts of this book.

Other books by Leonora Pruner include Love’s Secret Storm and Love’s Silent Gift. The title of her next novel is The Aerie of the Wolf.

MY THOUGHTS

I just finished reading this book and I just have to say "WOW" I really enjoyed this one.  I have found the perfect book for my mother's birthday gift. I found that Leonora Pruner is a very good writer and goes into great detail with this time frame and has done wonderful with the characters and the way each problem they face comes through in this book.  My mother is one that will read a historical romance and has said many times she would like it better if she understood some of the time frame better.  This is one historical romance that she could read and I feel that it goes into such great detail and seems to explain everything enough that it makes the book enjoyable even to a reader who may not know the time frame as well and eases them into a great story.  This story has the right amount of romance and mystery mixed to make a wonderful clean story.  I think that I have fineally found the perfect author for a couple people on my Christmas list. If you are looking for a good clean wonderful story to give as a gift it is this one. 

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I would like to thank the author Leonora Pruner for a great book, Noble Novels-Nordskog Publishing, Inc. and Cheryl from Pump Up Your Books for supplying me with this book to review.

I was provided this book from the author Leonora Pruner, Noble Novels-Nordskog Publishing, Inc. & Cheryl through Pump Up Your Book Promotions. This review is of my own honest opinion on the book that I have recieved from this company free of charge to do this review and that in no way influences the way I do my reviews. I am under no obligation to give a positive or negative review. All reviews are of my own thoughts and should not influence a non-purchase on any item soley based on my reviews as these are only my own opinion.