Heartstrings

by Marilyn Boone

Two worlds collide when E.C. Coleman, the star quarterback for Madison High’s football team, shows up at the Samaritan Center, a place where Anna Holmes volunteers serving meals every week. He is everything she expects, arrogant, self-centered, and only there for a grade. Anna resents the distraction, wanting to stay focused on her dream of a violin scholarship to the university while helping her family with their café. But her younger brother, Aaron, loves football, and Anna would do almost anything to make him happy. Anna has had a difficult time trusting and believing in herself until, Louisa, the mysterious housekeeper at the Samaritan Center, helps her gain the confidence she needs. At the same time, E.C.’s kindness to her brother is softening Anna’s opinion of him. What will Anna do when she suddenly feels betrayed and grief threatens to unravel her dream? Can she accept that people are not always what they seem, maybe even, E.C.?

228 pages, Paperback

First published May 31, 2015

Reviews

[Janie R. · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a sweet but also inspiring story to read for Valentine's Day! I loved it!

[Jennifer McMurrain · Rating 5 out of 5]

Marilyn Boone has blown me away with her debut novel. I finished the novel in tears and wanting more of Boone's beautiful writing. I highly recommend this wonderful young adult novel and will be reading more of Boone's work.