Christian Fiction Devourers discussion

Witemeyer Returns with Her Trademark Blend of Adventure, Romance, and Humor

Grace Mallory is tired of running, of hiding. But when an old friend sends an after-hours telegraph transmission warning Grace that the man who has hunted her for nearly a year has discovered her location, she fears she has no choice. She can't let the villain she believes responsible for her father's death release his wrath in Harper's Station, the town that has sheltered her and blessed her with the dearest friends she's ever known.

Amos Bledsoe prefers bicycles to horses and private conversations over the telegraph wire to social gatherings with young ladies who see him as nothing more than an oddity. His telegraph companion, the mysterious Miss G, listens eagerly to his ramblings every night and delights him with tales all her own. For months, their friendship--dare he believe, courtship?--has fed his hope that he has finally found the woman God intended for him. Yet when he takes the next step to meet her in person, he discovers her life is in peril, and Amos must decide if he can shed the cocoon of his quiet nature to become the hero Grace requires.

Definitely joining this one!

Great! Glad to have you Hannah.

I'm in! ...,, just finishing book 1 and looking forward to book 2 :)

I’m joining this one!

Welcome Charlene and Crista. We'll start discussing mid-month. Love it when lots of people join in and we can have a great discussion.

I have recently checked this book out of the library, I would like to join in with the group.

Glad you're joining us Courtney. I am about half way through the book and really enjoying it.

I read it last November. It’s one of my favorite KW books.

Ready for another great book from Karen Witemeyer. It's up next for me!

I'm planning to join in on this one!

Looks like we are going to have a great group. We will begin discussing around the 14th since this is a short month.

Discussion is now open since this is a short month. There were no discussion questions included with this book or posted on line. So this will be pretty much an open discussion. I will post one question of my own:

Karen Witemeyer is known for the humor she includes in her historical romances. What incident in Heart on the Line particularly tickled your funny bone?

I loved the description of the two older women. The feisty one reminded me exactly of my grandmother!

They were among my favorites too Crista, and I loved the description of the feisty one on her bicycle lesson. LOL moment!

That was my favorite. Also picturing her holding him hostage when he first came to town cracked me up. It would be nice to be that bold at her age!

Yes the hostage situation was definitely a giggle moment.

I loved the little nephew who liked to grab glasses. (Although I'd like it if today's glasses would bend back into shape so easily!) :D

I was thinking the same thing when I read that! One bend today, and they will snap in half. She wrote the nephew's description very well without providing a ton of detail. We then could picture him ourselves. He was a cutie.

That nephew reminded me so much of my grandson who also loved to grab my glasses when he was a toddler.

Who was your favorite character in the story and why?

It made me giggle that Amos referred to his mom as his best sleuth. However I have to say my favourite part was chapter 4. Amos's interacting with the mule was hilarious. I loved the name "wilful" LOL. Then Amos landing In manure which remained on his clothes throughout the day including his first time to meet Grace. And then she tried not to turn her nose when she smelt him. The whole thing had me laughing out loud. I also thought Amos and aunt Henry's first introduction was also funny.

My favourite characters have to be aunt Henry because she was very funny but also because of her strength which she imparted to those around her when they felt defeated. I also really liked Amos as he was an unusual hero as he didn't have the qualities that a lot of books like to portray but yet his qualities out shone the qualities of this world. For example he was fearless in his own quirky way. He was also wise, loyal creative and protective and most importantly he was a man of faith :). In some ways he reminded me of the young version of David from the Bible when he faced Goliath.

I liked Amos too. He wasn't the typical "swoonworthy" hero. But his inner qualities shone through his average Joe looks.

Charlene - the mule episode really made me laugh too. Witemeyer is so good at writing humor into her stories.

I liked Amos as a character and was definitely amused by his arrival, both the mule and the greeting by the grandmothers.

As far as him not being swoonworthy, I feel as though I've read other books with characters (the man or the woman) who negatively compared themselves to others, and they were portrayed as simply underestimating their appeal. Here, Amos was actually average looking and we understood that wasn't what was important. I appreciated that.

I'm finally diving in! The first chapter is excellent. :)

And this is totally beside the point, but the paperback is set in one of my favorite typefaces ever, so it makes it that much more fun to read!

I liked the typeface also when I read the paperback. It fit the style of the book for sure.

I liked Helen and what goes through her head as she is taking care of Lee! Real manhater reformed! Do you want me to post my review here?

Why don't you post a link to your review Paula.

I loved the changes that she goes through as she takes care of Lee. She definitely learned that not all men are the same.

I’ll try but I dint kniw what I’m doing!

I obviously can’t spell either! I tried to copy and paste the text in the blog window to the upper right of my review but it won’t copy!

Here is Paula's review. :)

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Thanks so much!

Thanks Hannah!

Helen was a wonderfully developed character. I kept finding myself rooting for her the whole time!

I have not read Book 1 in this series . Now I want to go back and see how Harper's Station began. Has anyone else read Book 1? There is also a novella:

Yes! #1 is great. I loved it!
1. Malachi and Emma
1.5 Ben and Tori
2. Amos and Grace
2.5 Claire

I'm halfway through already. Whew, I'm definitely enjoying it. I'm also understanding why everyone is raving about Helen. :)

Yes, I, too, will have to go and read the other books! Such fun!

Does anyone have #1 on Kiindle? If so, I'd love a loan.

Sorry Lorraine I read it from kindle unlimited however can we loan across counties for future reference?

I am not sure about that. But I would guess probably not. I am sure one of our other wonderful ladies would know the answer to that question. I just found it on https://www.booklending.com, so I will borrow it from there.

Ooo that website looks great but not for UK :(

I never heard of that website. I’ll have to check it out!

The group has piqued my interest. Surprisingly, our library has book one; but, not the other novelle, and book 2; but, it's on my list to read, thanks for review. so, for anyone else interested, book 1 is at the library, novelle is here:
https://www.amazon.com/Worth-Wait-Lad... and book 3, I will have to try other sources, as not at library, here

Carolyn have you asked your library if they can get it on Interlibrary Loan? I have to get a lot of my books that way.

Carolyn....the first novella was ebook only. The second novella, in the Hearts Entwined collection, just came out, so it's perhaps not in the library yet.

thanks, Lorraine, I found #1 on ebay, reasonable; and Hannah, I purchased novelle ebook; so now, I need time to get to them

Helen stole the show in this one..no question. Amos and Grace...who???? I was MUCH more engaged in Helen & Lee's story. This was a different read from Witemeyer for me, it didn't have the humor I've come to enjoy from this author. Maybe I just have high expectations from this author, as I have my favorites! I felt the story rushed and the epilogue to drag. I'll hold on to my favorites from Witemeyer 😀

Which books are your favourite Rebekah? So I can give them a read :)

Charlene wrote: "Which books are your favourite Rebekah? So I can give them a read :)"

Hey Charlene! My top 5 from Witemeyer are:

1.Full Steam Ahead
2. Head in the Clouds
3.To Win Her Heart
4. A Tailor-Made Bride
5. A Worthy Pursuit

Have you read any of these? I have yet to read these by Witemeyer...but want to!
No Other Will Do
A Match Made in Texas
A Cowboy Unmatched
Love on the Mend

Hay Rebekah, I haven't read any of your top 5 but I am adding them to my tbr list as I really enjoy Karen whitmeyer books :)

I have read no other will do and I preferred it to heart on the line. Although I enjoyed them both.

Thanks for the recommendations :)