Spotlight on 'Heart's Promise' by Linda Hoover

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The Hearts Desire series is an absolute delight and today I am shedding a spotlight on the third book in the series. I hope you enjoy the except from this Historical Christian Romance and don't forget to scroll to the bottom of this post and enter the amazing giveaway from JustRead Tours.

Welcome to the Blog Tour for Heart's Promise by Linda Hoover, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

About the Book

Title: Heart's Promise
Series: Heart's Desire #3
Author: Linda Hoover
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date: June 23, 2025
Genre: Historical Christian Romance

Welcome back to Jacob and Julia's Iowa farm.

In 1893, their son Justin is eleven. and daughter Annaliese is ten. When Jacob and Julia adopted Annaliese as an infant, they were told God had a special plan for her. As Annaliese grows up, she wonders if her purpose will be world-changing.

Julia's old friend, Edward Harrington, comes to visit from England, along with his wife and son, Robbie. Their time at the farm is the beginning of a like/hate relationship and later something more between Robbie and Annaliese. When the families travel to San Francisco in 1900, a shocking revelation from Edward's wife could change everything, beginning with taking Annaliese to England.

If this is God's plan, Annaliese is disappointed. It's nothing like she imagined, and her heart's desire is to go to veterinary college. This could mean a very different future for her.

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Excerpt

Christmas, a year and a half later:
        Annaliese, along with Mama, Papa and Justin greeted her grandparents and the Harringtons in the drawing room. It was wonderful to see Edward, Abby, Lydia and Eveline. But the one she most wanted to see entered last, and when he did, her question was answered. Her heart responded with longing.
       Robbie shook Justin’s hand, greeted Mama, then stopped in front of her with a hesitant smile. “It’s good to see you.”
       She gave him a welcoming smile. “You, too. Would you like to sit down?”
       His features relaxed. “That would be great.”
       Annaliese sat on a loveseat, shifting to face Robbie when he joined her.
       “How did your first semester of school go?”
       He lifted his shoulders. “It was fine. One and a half years to go. How about you? What did you end up doing these last few months?”
       She chuckled. “I accepted Grandmama’s invitation to experience Boston’s social life. The nice part was spending time with Olivia, who is the daughter of a friend Mama grew up with. Olivia and I are a lot alike in our interests and opinions.”
       “Ah. I take it she believes men and women are equals.”
       “Yes, and I’ll admit while I was in the company of young men, I found they have a disturbing similarity to you and the boys you go to school with.”
       A smirk settled on Robbie’s face. “It sounds like men on both sides of the pond agree. That must mean we’re right.”
       Laughing, she shook her head. “It means you haven’t been enlightened.”
       “How does one become enlightened?”
       “You look for evidence to prove you’re right, or that I’m wrong. It’ll work either way.
In another year or two I hope to find an enlightened man.”

About the Author

Linda Hoover lives in west central Ohio with her husband and grandson. She earned a degree in psychology from Anderson University where she learned the voices in her head were actually characters from stories waiting to be told.

Linda has been writing since childhood, but her publishing career started with writing columns and a middle grade serial for the South Charleston Spectator. A retired librarian, she now enjoys being a fulltime author in her home office.

You are invited to visit her website, Linda Hoover Books, to find out more about her and her books. You can stay in touch when you subscribe to her newsletter, and as a thank you, you’ll receive a novella.

Tour Giveaway

(2) winners will each receive an ebook copy of Heart's Promise and a $10 Amazon gift card!

Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight November 17, 2025 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on November 24, 2025. Winners will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US/CAN only. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.

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