Hearts Awakening, by Delia Parr

Hearts Awakening is the story of a plain spinster and her less than likely encounter with love. Based from an island in the Susquehanna River, Hearts Awakening introduces the reader to a beautiful story in a beautiful setting.

From the back cover:

Two people in desperate circumstances. One unlikely proposal.

Life has left few choices for Elvira Kilmer. Her hopes for marriage and a family of her own have long since passed her by, and her arrival on Dillon's Island, nestled in the Susquehanna River, is not of her choosing, either. She needs work. And Jackson Smith needs a housekeeper.

Yet Ellie never imagined the widower would be so young... so handsome.

Jackson, on the other hand, has never met anyone quite so... plain. But he quickly comes to realize that Ellie's presence may solve his own problems - both the rearing of his young boys and the scandal that surrounds his first marriage.

When Jackson offers her something quite out of the ordinary, will Ellie look beyond mere necessity and risk opening her heart?

Be sure to add this story of learned love to your holiday wish list!

Thanks to Bethany House Publishers for providing a copy of this book for review.