Derailed Hearts Book Review from N.N. Light's Book Heaven

This review for Derailed Hearts made my day!

"Derailed Hearts is a delightful contemporary romance which takes place on a train. Falling in love on a train is so romantic, especially when there is a sweet little girl playing matchmaker. What makes Derailed Hearts such a wonderful romance are the characters and the fact it’s forced proximity aka on a train. Ethan captured my heart from the opening scene with him talking on the phone with my matchmaking grandmother. He’s a single dad who’s dealing with a heartbreaking scenario with his young daughter. Tears formed in my eyes almost from the get-go. Jenn is also a tortured soul. My heart broke for her as well. The descriptive narration is also very emotional and tugged at my heartstrings. The setting is a train ride across Canada. Darlene Fredette nails the world-building and the train ride. It brought me back to when my husband and I took the train to the East Coast almost twenty years ago. The romance is slow-burn with some much emotion. I couldn’t read fast enough. One of my favorites in the series, Derailed Hearts will steal your heart."

My Rating: 5++ stars. Reviewed by Nancy.

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https://nnlightsbookheaven.substack.com/p/book-review-derailed-hearts-a-redford

Mourning Dove

Last Sunday afternoon, while washing the dishes, I heard cooing and immediately recognized the sound as the mourning dove. I knew they were close, and I knew it was a couple because they are always together. When I went to the dining room window, there it was! Perched on the deck gate. After a few snapshots of the back of its head, it finally turned and looked at the window.

The mourning doves are such sweet birds. The are beautiful and have a distinctive cooing sound. We have a couple that return every year. With many trees surrounding our property, they have their pick of which one to nest in. This year, I think they have selected the spruce tree close to the deck. They have been flying in and out of that tree, and that's where its mate was cooing from while this one said hello from the gate.

The spring weather hasn't been great, but last Sunday we had a rare sunny day with above normal temperatures, which I'm sure all the birds appreciated as  much as we did.