Song of My Heart by Kim Vogel Sawyer
This is the latest novel by Kim Vogel Sawyer. The story takes place in Kansas 1895. It is about a girl whose step father is sick and cannot work to support the family. Sadie as the oldest child feels obligated to provide for the family. Her cousin has found her a job working as a bookkeeper in a merchantile and singing in an opera house, a life long dream of Sadie's. The only problem is it is in Kansas, far from her family in Indiana.
The other main character (of course a man) is also new to Goldtree, Kansas. Thad McKane is there to act as sheriff to investigate some possible bootleggers. He was hired by the mayor, who doesn't want anyone to know there is possible trouble, because he wants to grow the town. He accepted the job to earn money to go to school to become a preacher, to show those from his home town that he isn't like his alcoholic, abusive father.
The two are immediately attracted to each other. I was happy that the story did not have them together in two weeks and married in two months. It was a good story, I enjoyed reading it, and enjoyed the characters. It did have some unexpected twists and I like not being able to predict the story from start to finish. That being said, I did not get all absorbed the the story or find myself putting myself in the heroines shoes. So I give it a 3 out of 5 stars.
