Evans would be able to sustain the book, but did she ever deliver! Not only does Tyler battle his own fears when an agent woos him with crossing over into mainstream music, but he also helps break down Amy and Pyper's insecurities. I have to admit that once Tyler entered the scene, I wondered if Ms. With his gentle spirit, Tyler breaks down Pyper's fearful 'male' barrier and reminds Amy that God's love is all she needs to overcome her self-doubts. Now a powerhouse in Christian music, Tyler is still the gentle, faithful guy Amy knew in high school. Tyler Brock, whose love she'd tossed aside because she'd been enamored with football star, Mark Samuels. Hiding behind the safety of a camera lens, Amy arrives at Woodland Church to shoot the homecoming of Tyler Brock. Estranged from family and friends because of her husband's abusive behavior, Amy places a collect call to her former pastor for help.Ī year later, settled within the loving arms of the Woodland Church family, Amy and Pyper begin the healing process.

Once a vibrant youth leader, Amy Samuels barely escapes her husband's drunken rage with her daughter, Pyper. Hearts Key opens with a heart-wrenching scene, the dissolution of a marriage. Absolutely, unequivocally, unconditionally, without question.recommended! Evans knows how to write, and how to keep readers reading. Once again, I am utterly 'wowed' by a Marianne Evans novel. Tyler's constant and undying love for Amy, his gentleness with Pyper, his consecration to Christ.he's a beautiful picture of Christian dedication and true love in its purest form. Little Pyper's heart-breaking fear of men, fostered by her father's shameful abuse, is poignantly painted and beautifully handled.

She makes it easy to feel Amy's hesitation about entering Tyler's Nashville-colored world, and her simultaneous longing to be with him, wherever he is. This author has an incredible insight into human emotion, and what makes people tick. When Tyler, now a rapidly rising Christian music artist, re-enters Amy's life, the sparks from five years earlier burst into flame. Her courage in the last moments of that mistaken union puts the reader firmly on her side, and longing for something better for her and her adorable little girl, Pyper. Having watched Tyler Brock and Amy Maxwell tiptoe around their feelings for each other in Heart's Surrender, I was pleased to revisit this couple in the heartwarming finale to the Woodland Series.Īmy's abusive marital situation bursts into existence from the first page. I read this book out of sequence in the series, but that little error in no way lessened my enjoyment of the story.

Hearts Key by Marianne Evans