Christian Fiction
Secrets of the Heart
1998·301 pages
A grieving widow becomes a mail-order bride seeking revenge, but her westward journey restores her faith and reshapes her life.
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A grieving widow becomes a mail-order bride seeking revenge, but her westward journey restores her faith and reshapes her life.
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Kathleen O'Malley Stallworth a mail order bride? Not likely! But the Lord works in mysterious ways. Her parents and siblings died in the great Chicago fire; her husband was killed by a mugger; now her fabulously wealthy in-laws have taken her daughter Megan from her, claiming she's not fit to be a mother. In a newspaper ad for a mail order bride, Kathleen sees a chance to seek revenge on the Stallworth family. Instead, her westward adventure transforms her world and restores her faith. She retur...
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What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Clean romance with attraction and marriage themes; closed-door, no explicit content
Violence & gore
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Family deaths in the Chicago fire; husband killed by a mugger; non-graphic
Profanity
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No profanity present
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation present
Religious content
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Christian faith, providence, and salvation themes central to plot and characters
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Light class tension between wealthy in-laws and impoverished widow
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Child custody loss; family deaths; spouse murdered; emotional cruelty by in-laws
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