This Wandering Heart

Written by Janine Rosche

Narrated by Jeanine Bartel

Keira Knudsen gets the traveling opportunity of a lifetime, but when she reunites with her first love, she
learns that even a wandering heart needs a home. …

No one in the quaint town of West Yellowstone, Montana, knows that unassuming geography teacher Keira
Knudsen moonlights as sensational travel blogger Kat Wanderfull. No one, that is, except for her first love, Robbie
Matthews, who has just discovered the woman he is falling for online is the same one that broke his heart five years ago.

But Robbie has another problem: the mother of his daughter, Anabelle, has resurfaced and is determined to rip
Anabelle away from him. Robbie needs a steady paycheck for a chance at custody, and embarking on a grand adventure
with Keira promises just that.

With so much broken trust between them, Keira and Robbie must keep an arm’s length away to make this
partnership work. But the more time they spend together, exploring majestic places and sharing new experiences, the
closer they get—until their secrets and dreams threaten to cost them everything.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: May 5, 2020
• ISBN: 9781980088721

Janine Rosche

Janine Rosche is the author of With Every Memory, as well as the Madison River Romance and Whisper Canyon series of novels. Prone to wander, she finds as much comfort on the open road--including Route 66--as she does at home. This longing to chase adventure, behold splendor, and experience redemption is woven into her stories. When she isn't traveling or writing novels, she teaches family life education courses, produces The Love Wander Read Journal, and takes too many pictures of her sleeping dogs.

Reviews for This Wandering Heart

[hes7 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Keira Knudsen needs to prove to her past that she is strong, capable, independent, and for years, she has done so through travel. Now, when offered an incredible opportunity to travel the world, she thinks her dreams have come true—except a newly ignited spark with her first love, Robbie Matthews (plus his adorable daughter, Anabelle), presents her with what seems like an impossible choice.Janine Rosche’s This Wandering Heart is a sweet story of love, adventure, and dreams. Both Keira and Robbie have obstacles in their pasts that make moving forward complicated (and because of these obstacles, Keira can be quite unlikable for a lot of the book), but as they make the tough choices to grow, I could not help cheering for them. I definitely enjoyed their romance and look forward to more Madison River romances in the future.I received a complimentary copy of this book and the opportunity to provide an honest review. I was not required to write a positive review, and all the opinions I have expressed are my own.

[fcplcataloger · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

"She stood, waiting. Always waiting for Robbie Matthews. Wasn't that the story of her life? Enough was enough."Yes, Robbie Matthews and Keira Knudson have a history and it hasn't always been pretty but it's certainly one that will make your heart pound a little harder! Their high school romance ended several years ago and he's now the single father of a four-year-old daughter, but the old feelings of love and mutual chemistry appear to have been smoldering for all of those years. This Wandering Heart has everything a classic second chance romance should have. Two people who've never stopped caring for each other, life journeys that they've traveled separately, and a chance to reconnect once again. This love lost/love regained story will leave you with a smile on your face and the father/daughter bond between Robbie and his precious daughter Anabelle will melt your heart. One of my favorite quotes occurs when a custody battle looms between Robbie and Anabelle's mother. He is reminded by his sister that "Remember, we serve a powerful God, and he loves a good underdog story." Author Janine Rosche has written a novel that you won't soon forget. I'm a sucker for second chances at love and I would love to see this book made into a movie. This Wandering Heart is Hallmark movie material, for sure!I received an eBook copy of this book from the author and Celebrate Lit. A positive review was not required and these are my own opinions.

[becky_l-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Can Keira, a history teacher by day and a travel social media presence by weekend; and Robbie, an expert builder but non-intellectual; get honest enough with each other to explain their past issues and build a new future?This Wandering Heart, #1 Madison River Romance by Janine Rosche was a Hallmark-type Christian romance. I wasn’t sure what to think of Keira. I really liked her, but she didn’t seem to know her own mind. She had a rough past, but when things got tough, it was hard to predict which way the wind would blow. She does show tremendous growth when she finally stands up to her father and tells her mother, “...courage isn’t something we’re born with. It’s a choice.” Keira does find the bravery needed to make some other changes in her life that create great life choices for her.I immediately liked Robbie for his great, tender care of his daughter by himself. He was totally dedicated to Annabelle. Robbie has several issues to sort out, all coming to a head at once. He was wise enough to lean on God and his family to help him produce the resources he needed to weather some very tough storms.Annabelle was another show-stopper. How could anyone not fall in love with this sweetheart?I even loved how Vivian was drawn as more than 2- dimensional. Sometimes the villain only seems to have one side- bad. But I could actually identify with Vivian as Ms. Rosche wrote her.I received a complimentary copy of this book from the author and publisher through Celebrate Lit and NetGalley. This in no way affected my opinions, which are solely my own.

[harley0326 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I don’t think I have been more invested in two characters before meeting Keira and Robbie. They have a long history together which the author shares with grace and love. Keira is a carefree person who is afraid to put down roots. Her childhood was tainted with abuse. I can understand her need to be independent because all her life she has had this dream that never went away. I loved her other persona and all the thrills she had traveling to places with photos that capture her thirst for life. The more I got to know Keira the more I fell in love with her sweet disposition. Robbie is a wonderful father to his adorable daughter Annabelle. Raising her alone has given him a purpose to be the best person he can be. I loved reading how family oriented he was. Robbie has loved Keira since forever and seeing her again brings back strong emotions. The author unwraps their relationship slowly as we glimpse into their struggle to be together. Keira is afraid of commitment and Robbie still feels the pain when she walked away from him years ago. Or perhaps they both struggle with pride and can’t get past asking for forgiveness from each other. I love stories about second chances. It gives hope to a situation that seems impossible, it allows forgiveness to take place and it removes doubt and past sins to be forgotten. There is so much emotion written in this story that I could feel when Keira felt lost or Robbie wanting to tell Keira that he never stopped loving her. I love the unexpected twists which added to the story of two people finding their way back to each other. The faith element in the story is good and I really liked how Robbie always followed God’s direction. This book will remind you that when you find love, the past is forgotten. There is now a new beginning with hope, joy and above all unconditional love. “That’s the thing about grace. It’s most appreciated by the ones who deserve it the least.” I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. The review is my own opinion.