Wounded Heart

by Jennifer A. Davids

The war hasn't ended for Jonah.
Trying to recover from the horrors of life as a sergeant in the Union army, Jonah Kirby is shocked when his childhood friend Adele Stephens proposes. Learing it's the only way to keep from being committed to an asylum, he agrees. Jonah had hidden his feelings for Adele for years, ever since she married his best friend, Nate. But Nate is gone now, killed in a war that still rages in Jonah's nightmares.

Will Jonah be able to continue to conceal what he really feels and just accept this as a marriage of convenience?

Adele determines to uncover the Jonah she knew before the war. Will she be able to show him her heart can hold love for him and Nate's memory?

Just as Jonah begins to heal, a horrible crime terrorizes the town of Ostrander and Jonah is a chief suspect. Can Adele help Jonah learn the truth and find healing for his wounded heart?

Genres: Christian Fiction

Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2011

About the author

Jennifer has been writing stories since she got an A++ on her ninth grade creative writing assignment. A member of American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) and a graduate of The Ohio State University, she makes room to write in between being a busy wife and mom and despite the fact her cats like to walk in front of her keyboard. You can also follow her on BookBub here: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jenni...

Reviews

[rob · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome

This was my first book I read from this author which I enjoyed so much and highly recommended. I am looking forwards to more books.

[Bhriv · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wounded Heart, written by Jennifer A. Davids, is the second book I’ve read by this author and the second book in this series with a three book series in Brides of Ohio.
This book continues within the lives of the Kirby family. In this story we find out about the happenings in Jonah Kirby’s life. Jonah has just returned from war and is having a war within himself every day. He struggles with fears that only those that have gone through war could ever understand…yet a friend from childhood…the friend that married his best friend, Nate…and the friend who had to deal with the death of Nate and figure out life as a widow with a small child—Adela—is the friend that offers an opportunity for Jonah to continue life on his farm rather than in an asylum. Because Jonah has fears, nightmares and has taken up walking everywhere with his gun, his brother, Daniel has decided he may have to commit Jonah to an asylum. Adela asks Jonah to marry her to keep him at home and protect him from himself and the fear others have for him. Secretly Jonah has loved Adela from their childhood, but has had to keep that love within himself because his best friend married her. Now that Nate is dead and Adela is HIS wife…can he figure out his love for her? First he must figure out how to live with the war waging within himself.
Davids once again bring a delightful story that turns its own pages as we just need to find out what is going to happen next with this Kirby family. I was gifted this book in exchange for my honest review.

[Melissa · Rating 2 out of 5]

I am a sucker for a free kindle book and this was free at one point. You could tell right away that this was a second or third in a series. It felt like it started in the middle of a story. It was explained well and I never felt lost but it felt like the middle of a book until about the middle of this book. It also didn't feel like a romance until the book was about 70% done. I was interested in the story so I kept reading but normally a book that takes that long to get going I put down. It was an interesting book but if you really feel like reading it I would read the whole series. This book was fast and easy to read. There are a couple of preachy parts but nothing too drawn out or overdone. Very clean with some kissing.