Book: Mutiny of the Heart
Author: Vickie McDonough
Genre: Christian Historical Romance
Release Date: August 19, 2025
A proud Loyalist and a jaded patriot are bound by a child and a shared loss—but as sparks fly, they must decide if love is worth trusting the enemy.
Heather has no reason to like Lucas Reed. He is an American, who’s fight for liberty from England led to Heather’s family’s financial ruin and the death of her father. But her cousin’s dying wish was that Heather take little Jamie to his father in Charleston, and she’s determined to honor that wish, even if it breaks her heart to do so.
Lucas Reed knows the boy at his door cannot possibly be his, but there’s no denying that Jamie has the trademark Reed blue eyes, black hair, and dimples. Still, Lucas is ready to close the door to the boy and his escort until Miss Hawthorne presents him with a letter. He instantly recognizes the writing he thought he’d never see again. The contents of the letter shatter his resolve, forcing him to open his door—and his carefully guarded heart—to the boy and his steadfast guardian.
As Heather and Lucas work together to create a new life for Jamie, can they resist their growing attraction? Or will mutinous hearts finally admit their love when an enemy’s desperate plot threatens their lives?
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Christian Historical Romance is a favorite genre of mine. Mutiny of the Heart by Vickie McDonough is Book 1 in the Windswept Wedding Series and I recently had the opportunity to read it.
I will say that this storyline took me a couple of chapters to really get into. The setting is 1788 in Charleston, South Carolina. The main characters are Heather Hawthorne and Lucas Reed. Heather made a promise to her cousin, before she died, that she would take care of her son Jamie by reuniting the young lad with his father. Lucas Reed lives in South Carolina and Heather makes the trip from Canada to reunite Jamie with Lucas. Lucas is not so happy to see Heather and he tries to shut the door when they arrive. Lucas is shocked when he reads the letter from Jamie's mom, and there is no denying that Jamie is blood family. The storyline really becomes interesting at this point with Lucas taking Jamie and Heather into his home and overtime really getting to know them. I really LOVE that Heather and Lucas really want the best for Jamie. Through their working together for Jamie, they realize they are falling for one another. Lucas is a man of Faith and it truly shows in his LOVE for Heather and Jamie. The book has some unexpected twists and turns and made it exciting to read. The storyline made sense after Chapter 2 for me and I HIGHLY recommend this book to anyone who enjoy Christian Contempory Romance GREAT BOOK!
Vickie McDonough is the CBA, EPCA and Amazon best-selling author of 54 books and novellas. Vickie grew up wanting to marry a rancher, but instead, she married a computer geek who is scared of horses. She now lives out her dreams penning romance stories about ranchers, cowboys, lawmen, and others living in the Old West. Vickie’s books have won numerous awards including the Booksellers Best, OWFI Best Fiction Novel Award, the Inspirational Readers’ Choice awards. When she’s not writing, Vickie enjoys reading, making cards, gardening, and traveling.
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Most of my writing career I’ve been an author of western historical fiction set in the late 1800’s, but a visit to Charleston and Savannah while on vacation, stirred up a desire to write in a different time period. I was born and raised in Oklahoma, a state that is only 117 years old. I was quickly enchanted by Charleston’s rich history and fell in love with the centuries-old homes and cobblestone streets.
I had also recently read a friend’s book series that featured pirates and felt challenged to create a pirate story of my own. After a lot of research and brainstorming with my critique group, Mutiny of the Heart was birthed.
1788, the time period of my story, was a time of turmoil for Charleston. The city was still recovering from the American Revolution. It had been captured by the British in 1780 and held for two and a half years. Finally, the British hevacuated Charleston in December 1782. The decade after the war saw industries beginning to bring the city and its inhabitants back to renewed vitality and population growth. It’s during this busy time that my English-born heroine comes to Charleson.
Heather Hawthorne is tasked with a near impossible job—deliver Jamie, the young boy she has come to love as her own, to the boy’s wealthy father in Charleston. Heather despises America as her English father lost his wealth and life in his fight against the American war for independence. But Deborah, Heather’s ailing cousin, pleaded with her to take Jamie to his wealthy father, Lucas Reed, owner of Reed Shipping. Though her heart is breaking, Heather honors Deborah’s death wish.
Lucas Reed knows the boy at his door cannot possibly be his, but there’s no denying that Jamie has the trademark Reed blue eyes, black hair and dimples. Still, Lucas is ready to close the door to the boy and his escort until Miss Hawthorne presents him with a letter. He instantly recognizes the writing he thought he’d never see again. The contents of said letter will change his life, bring both joy and heartache.
Enjoy the first episode in the Reed family saga, Mutiny of the Heart.
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Celebrate Lit Blog Tour: Mutiny of the Heart by Vickie McDonough
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