{"id":5969,"date":"2010-10-05T20:00:45","date_gmt":"2010-10-06T01:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/\/?p=5969"},"modified":"2010-10-05T20:00:45","modified_gmt":"2010-10-06T01:00:45","slug":"within-my-heart-by-tamera-alexander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=5969","title":{"rendered":"Within My Heart by Tamera Alexander"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This week, the<\/span><\/p>\n

Christian Fiction Blog Alliance<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

is introducing<\/span><\/p>\n

Within My Heart<\/a><\/span><\/strong>
\n Bethany House; Original edition (September 1, 2010)<\/p>\n

by
\n Tamera Alexander<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n


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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Tamera Alexander is the best-selling author of Rekindled, Revealed<\/em> and Remembered<\/em>, the critically acclaimed Fountain Creek Chronicles historical series with Bethany House Publishers. Her second historical series, Timber Ridge Reflections (From a Distance, Beyond This Moment<\/em>, and Within My Heart<\/em>), penned in her style with deeply drawn characters, thought-provoking plots, and poignant prose have earned her devoted readers\u2014and multiple industry awards.<\/div>\n

These awards include the 2009 and 2008 Christy Award, the 2007 RITA for Best Inspirational Romance, the 2009 and 2007 Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence, 2007 Bookseller\u2019s Best Award, and Library Journal\u2019s Top Christian Fiction for 2006, among others.<\/p>\n

After living in Colorado for seventeen years, Tamera has returned to her Southern roots. She and her husband now make their home in Nashville with Tamera’s father, Doug. They enjoy life there with Joe and Tamera’s two adult children, and Jack, a precious\u2014and precocious\u2014silky terrier.<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE BOOK:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Determined to fulfill her late husband\u2019s dream, Rachel Boyd struggles to keep her ranch afloat with the help of her two young sons. But some days it feels as though her every effort is sabotaged. When faced with a loss she cannot afford, she\u2019s forced to trust Rand Brookston, the one man in Timber Ridge she wishes to avoid. And with good reason. He\u2019s a physician, just like her father, which tells her everything she needs to know about him. Or so she thinks . . .<\/p>\n

Dr. Rand Brookston ventured west with the dream of bringing modern medicine to the wilds of the Colorado Rockies, but the townspeople have been slow to trust him. Just as slow in coming is Rand\u2019s dream to build the town a proper clinic. When a patient\u2019s life is threatened, Rand makes a choice\u2014one that sends ripples through the town of Timber Ridge. And through Rachel Boyd\u2019s stubborn heart.<\/p>\n

From the beloved, bestselling author of From a Distance<\/em> and Beyond This Moment<\/em> comes an unforgettable story about faith in the face of fear, about tarnished hopes and second chances, and ultimately about the resilient courage and tenacity of hearts broken\u2013\u2013and mended\u2013\u2013by love.<\/p>\n

If you would like to read the first chapter of Within My Heart<\/a>, go HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

MY REVIEW:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have been a fan of Tamera Alexander since her first book and have come to expect a rewarding experience with each subsequent book.\u00a0 Within My Heart<\/a> met my expectations and more. Set amid the majestic beauty of the Colorado Rockies, Within My Heart<\/a> is an emotionally charged story that takes the reader from laughter to tears in a heartbeat. Realistically portrayed characters and situations add a depth that allows the reader to become immersed in the life of Timber Ridge. Secondary characters play an important role throughout.<\/p>\n

As Rachel struggles to keep her late husband’s legacy alive for her sons, she is met at every turn by increasing difficulties that include loss of cattle, a trouble-making son who is growing more distant by the day, a personal injury that limits her mobility, and dear friends facing certain heartbreak. Her life is further complicated by a growing attraction to Dr. Rand Brookston but she is afraid to trust him due to past hurts. Rand has a few secrets of his own.<\/p>\n

Will Rachel ever recognize that Rand is not like her father and learn to trust him? Will she find forgiveness\u00a0 for the man she holds responsible for her husband’s death? Will Rand overcome the terrors that haunt his nights? Can Rachel let go of her husband’s dream in order to live out her own? For the answers to these questions in addition to a marvelously touching story, be sure to pick up a copy of\u00a0 Within My Heart<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Within My Heart Bethany House; Original edition (September 1, 2010) by Tamera Alexander ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Tamera Alexander is the best-selling author of Rekindled, Revealed and Remembered, the critically acclaimed Fountain Creek Chronicles historical series with Bethany House Publishers. Her second historical series, Timber Ridge Reflections […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,34,41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books","category-historical","category-romance"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5969"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5969\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5984,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5969\/revisions\/5984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}