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Heart Junction, South Dakota, 1913
Stephanie Porter is heartbroken when the man she wanted marries another
woman. With her life empty and lonely, she focuses on advancing her teaching
position in Heart Junction.
Dr. Aaron Wesley intends to use his temporary job as town doctor in Heart
Junction to fill his coffers and gain further experience in practicing
medicine before he moves on to a permanent job in Omaha. He doesn't expect
life in a young, small town to become engaging, but when one or two of Heart
Junction's citizens slowly and successfully worm their ways into his heart,
he begins to question his career goals as well as his plans for his personal
life.
Stephanie, quite by accident, finds herself assisting Doctor Wesley with his
patients from time to time. As she helps Aaron with his work, she remembers
the love she had for practicing in the medical field before her sister died
while under her care. Suddenly, a profession she had given up years before
tempts her to make a big change in her life--and so does the handsome young
doctor she's been seeing on more than just a professional basis.
♥ ♥ ♥
Stephanie’s Surprise is the second story in
Fran Shaff’s Heart Junction Series and it is just as good as, if not better
than, the first story. I can’t say if I enjoyed this second book more than
the first because I was already familiar with Heart Junction and some of its
inhabitants or if this story just stirred me a bit more. Either way, the
Heart Junction Series isn’t one to be taken lightly. It is good historical
romance.
Stephanie Porter is a teacher who has been thrown into a situation that
requires she work closely with Dr. Aaron Wesley. This isn’t something
Stephanie relishes, but knows she must do. After all, the welfare of the
school and her students is at stake. But there is more to Stephanie than
meets the eye—much more—and after a summer working closely with Aaron she
knows that her life is going to change drastically. The question is: will
the change be for the better or worse? Does following one’s heart preclude
answering a calling?
Again, Fran Shaff’s amazing writing style swept me into this story and
pulled me right along. I was completely entertained, and every minute spent
reading this story was one where I felt like I was right there in Heart
Junction with these characters. This is not just a happy, carefree tale.
There are moments where I was moved to tears but the reality of the time
made any sadness give the overall story depth. Yes, there were some very sad
times but I understood they were necessary. Still, other passages made me
smile so the point really is that this story was so good I was engaged—at
all levels.
If realistic historical romance is something you enjoy, I can easily
recommend Fran Shaff’s Heart Junction Series. Books 1 and 2 were both
excellent. I can’t wait to see what happens next in Heart Junction!
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