A protagonist who wants to be a doctor in the late 1800s in London? Yup, sign me up. As a huge fan of historical novels, I loved the chance to explore London at eye level with a young woman of big dreams of studying to be a doctor.

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Celebrate Lit Giveaway: The Heart’s Appeal by Jennifer Delamere

About The Heart’s Appeal

Book Title: The Heart’s Appeal

Author: Jennifer Delamere

Release Date: March 6, 2018

Genre: Inspirational Historical Romance

Strong-minded and independent, Julia Bernay has come to London to study medicine and become a doctor–a profession that has only just opened up to women. When she witnesses a serious accident, her quick action saves the life of an ambitious young barrister named Michael Stephenson. It’s only later that she learns he could be instrumental in destroying her dreams for the future.

Coming from a family that long ago lost its status, Michael Stephenson has achieved what many would have thought impossible. Hard work and an aptitude for the law have enabled him to regain the path to wealth and recognition. His latest case puts him in the middle of a debate over the future of a women’s medical school. He’s supposed to remain objective, but when the beguiling and determined Julia reappears with an unexpected entreaty, he begins to question what he’s made most important in his life. But Julia may be hiding her own motivations. As the two are tangled into spending more time together, will their own goals be too much to overcome?

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About Jennifer Delamere

Jennifer Delamere’s debut Victorian romance, An Heiress at Heart, was a 2013 RITA Award finalist in the inspirational category. Her follow-up novel, A Lady Most Lovely, received a starred review from Publishers Weekly and the Maggie Award for Excellence from Georgia Romance Writers. Jennifer earned a BA in English from McGill University in Montreal, where she became fluent in French and developed an abiding passion for winter sports. She’s been an editor of nonfiction and educational materials for nearly two decades, and lives in North Carolina with her husband.

Cordially Barbara’s Review

On a scale of cotton candy to Brussels sprouts, The Heart’s Appeal by Jennifer Delamere is a milk chocolate dipped marshmallow. It’s lovely sweet and melts across the tongue. But it’s good for the heart.

[Book received. Opinion my own.]

Julia Bernay has set her eye on entrance to the only school in London that admits females who want to become doctors. Her dream is to serve the Lord and the Africans with her medical skills. When she experiences a train crash, her entire world goes sideways. Can she be true to her dreams and her heart?

Jennifer Delamere highlights some of the struggles that female doctors surely had when women first entered the profession (and may still experience). Despite loving the historical aspect of this story, every dark moment seemed laced with sugar and a quick resolution. I found myself wanting more depth and grittiness from the main characters. I did really enjoy the hero’s internal conflict with his values of his profession and family.

If you love sweet stories without flawed characters, then The Heart’s Appeal is for you.

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Giveaway

To celebrate her tour, Jennifer is giving away a grand prize package of that includes All four March Bethany House historical releases (The Heart’s Appeal, plus A Most Noble Heir by Susan Anne Mason, A Chance at Forever by Melissa Jagears, In Places Hidden by Tracie Peterson) and a $20 Starbucks gift card!!

Click below to enter. Be sure to comment on this post before you enter to claim 9 extra entries! https://promosimple.com/ps/cacd