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Timber Ridge Reflections · Book 3
Within My Heart
2011 Christy Award Finalist | 2011 RITA Award Finalist | ECPA Bestseller | 2011 Booksellers Best Award Winner | 2011 Golden Quill Award Winner
Fountain Creek Press · 2011 (Cover updated 2025) · ★ 4.26/5 on Goodreads (7,800+)
Sometimes the greatest step of faith is taken neck-deep in fear.
Determined to fulfill her late husband's dream, Rachel Boyd struggles to keep her ranch afloat with the help of her two young sons. When faced with a loss she cannot afford, she is forced to trust Rand Brookston—the one man in Timber Ridge she wishes to avoid. He is a physician, just like her father, which tells her everything she needs to know about him. Or so she thinks.
Dr. Rand Brookston ventured west with the dream of bringing modern medicine to the wilds of the Colorado Rockies, but the townspeople have been slow to trust him. Just as slow in coming is Rand's dream to build the town a proper clinic. When a patient's life is threatened, Rand makes a choice—one that sends ripples through the town of Timber Ridge. And through Rachel Boyd's stubborn heart.
An unforgettable story about faith in the face of fear, about tarnished hopes and second chances, and ultimately about the resilient courage and tenacity of hearts broken and mended by love.
Praise for Within My Heart
"Alexander crafts a pleasing and well-written romance that is filled with adventure and intrigue. Subtly weaving in the main character's steadfast faith in God, the book is full of faith and full of life."
— Publishers Weekly
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"The last quarter of this novel offers an undeniable emotional pull, providing an emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending."
— Historical Novel Society
