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Written on My Heart: A Shumard Oak Bend Novel (Discerning God’s Best Book 5) Kindle Edition
In the wilds of the rugged West, Betsy Smith discovers beauty in every corner—from the blazing sunsets to the wind murmuring secrets through the mountains. Yet, it's the magnetism of Gabe Manning, with his dark complexion and dashing demeanor, that draws her gaze. Having known him since childhood, Betsy sees in Gabe the embodiment of the heroes she admires from her novels: a stalwart protector of the innocent, a champion of justice, a man of unshakable integrity, and a paragon of honor, guided by principles as steadfast as the mountains themselves— all while reconciling with his Arapaho Indian heritage. Yet, amid her admiration, Betsy longs for God’s reassurance that Gabe is the one for her.
As deputy of Shumard Oak Bend, Missouri, in 1875, Gabe “Little Sun” Manning sees the allure and harshness of frontier life. Amidst the chaos, he finds solace in the presence of Miss Betsy Smith, a compassionate schoolteacher whose independence and intellect captivate him as profoundly as her beauty. Yet, as their bond deepens, Gabe wrestles with doubts about his ability to fulfill the desires of her heart. Haunted by the secrets of his past and desperate for redemption, Gabe faces his most formidable challenge yet.
Written on My Heart is a powerful Christian Historical Romance full of resilience, redemption, and the enduring power of the human spirit. In award-winning author Heidi Gray McGill’s fifth installment in the Discerning God’s Best series, you’ll be transported to a world of wild-west adventure and heartwarming romance.
For Misty M. Beller, Lacy Williams, and Linda Ford fans, this standalone novel in the Discerning God’s Best series will capture your heart and leave you breathless. You’ll love this book if you enjoy gripping historical drama and compelling characters. Binge-read the entire series on Kindle Unlimited.
• Full-length Christian historical fiction
• A standalone novel in the Discerning God’s Best series
• Includes discussion questions for book clubs
• Timeline: 1875–1876
• For fans of Misty M. Beller, Lacy Williams, and Linda Ford
Book One: Desire of My Heart
Book Two: With All My Heart
Companion Christmas Novella: Stitched on My Heart
Book Three: Matters of the Heart
Book Four: Healing of the Heart
Book Five: Written on My Heart
Book Six: Keeper of My Heart - Coming Soon
Prequel: Deep in My Heart – available for free with newsletter signup. Search Heidi Gray McGill to locate her website.
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateApril 24, 2025
- File size1.6 MB
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- ASIN : B0D327T8LV
- Publisher : Heidi Gray McGill Books LLC
- Accessibility : Learn more
- Publication date : April 24, 2025
- Language : English
- File size : 1.6 MB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 372 pages
- Page Flip : Enabled
- Book 5 of 6 : Discerning God’s Best
- Best Sellers Rank: #39,078 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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About the author

Heidi is an award-winning and best-selling author. Whether historical or contemporary, you will find Heidi’s writing true works of Christian Fiction, full of God’s redeeming love.
Everything Heidi writes is purposeful. She believes in bringing a reader into the awareness of who God is to them and how He interacts with them on a personal level. She does this by crafting characters so relatable you feel part of who they are.
Heidi reaches deep into the reader’s heart through masterfully written words and offers ways toward healing by seamlessly applying God’s Word throughout her stories.
Heidi is an optimist who chooses to find the silver lining in life’s clouds of doubt. She lives with her husband of thirty-one years near Charlotte, NC. When she isn’t writing, you will find her outside playing with her two grandsons, walking, scrapbooking, reading, cooking, traveling, or finding an excuse to have an outing with a girlfriend.
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- Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2025I have thoroughly enjoyed every book in the Discerning God’s Best Series. I think this may be my favorite and Gabe my favorite character. Strong, stead and true but willing to allow God to lead. Deputy Gabe Manning has sworn to protect the citizens of Shumard Oak Bend. He has a special place in his heart for Betsy Smith, who he has known since they were children in school. Betsy is going through some trials with her father’s health and with trying to make ends meet on a teacher’s salary. The largest concern however are the continual attentions of Luther Conrad. Is he truly helping out of the goodness of his heart or something else? As Betsy struggles with this, Gabe remains a true friend to her. In the end Gabe has to allow God to be in control. This would be hard for most people but for Gabe who never flinches at trouble, it is even more so. I truly enjoyed seeing how both Betsy and Gabe leaned into God and allowed him to work. Looking forward to the next book in the series!
- Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2025Author Heidi McGill has perfected her craft of writing stories filled with tension and encouraging words of God’s love. This book, the 5th in this series, is full of familiar faces as it tells Gabe’s story of struggle and the ability to overcome it with God’s help. It brings the “happily ever after” to Gabe’s life which has been full of hardship, rejection, injustice, prejudice, and life-threatening illness. In this story, we also see grown-up Becky whose life has also been full of struggle from poverty and an abusive alcoholic father. Love between Becky and Gabe, which began in their early school days together, grows into a mature and lasting love.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2025Another beautiful addition to the Discerning God‘s Best series. The story is Gabe and Betsy story. Betsy is the local school teacher in this small western town. She lives with her mother and father, barely making ends meet. Her father is an alcoholic and a gambler, leaving them little to live on. When he gets let go from his job, Betsy and her mother try to find ways to keep him away from the saloon in town. Betsy, by some standards is considered a spinster, but the towns people think she has two suitors. The good and the evil, but she is having a hard time deciding which is which.
Gabe and Betsy grew up together running through the meadows, attending school, going to church. Gabe sees more than just that childhood girl, but not sure he’s worthy enough. Gabe is a local deputy sheriff. He was judged because of his Arapaho mother. His white father abandoned them when he was young.
I thought this was a great addition to the series. I like the growth in the characters, there was just a right amount of drama and mystery. The romance was a slow developing realization. There was a lot of small stories that take place, Gabe and his parents, Betsy and her parents, Luther Conrad, and of course, the rounding up of outlaws. For me, the book could have been shortened just a little bit. I thought there were some slow points that lost my interest through the middle. But overall I definitely recommend the book. It is a good historical clean Christian western Romance. There are many references to faith, prayer, seeking God for help and answers. Beautiful and uplifting.
- Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2025Riveting as always.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2025Some stories wrap around your soul not to entertain—but to testify. Written on My Heart doesn’t skim the surface. It sinks into the places we try to hide—the questions we don’t always know how to ask out loud. Am I worth loving? Can my past be forgiven? Does God really see all of me… and still choose me?
This is not a love story with faith sprinkled in. It’s the Gospel etched in fiction form—layered with truth, soaked in grace, and anchored in the character of a God who doesn’t write in pencil. His love isn’t passing. It’s permanent. And when He writes something on your heart, it stays.
This book didn’t comfort me with soft words. It confronted lies I didn’t realize I’d agreed with. And then it replaced them—with Scripture, with hope, with the kind of clarity only God’s truth can bring. This story doesn’t rely on drama alone—it compels because redemption is real, and it reaches places fiction alone never could.
“I’ve been angry with God. I’ve wondered why He’d let me carry so much when it felt like I didn’t have the strength to take one more step. But I’ve also seen Him show up in ways I can’t explain. A hand when I thought I’d drown… People who reminded me He hadn’t left. Not once.” That right there? That’s the heartbeat of this book. Not polished answers. Not predictable outcomes. But real, raw faith—the kind that aches and prays and still chooses to trust.
The characters’ journeys didn’t feel scripted. They felt lived-in. Betsy and Gabe each carry wounds that whisper lies: that they’re too much, not enough, out of place. But instead of giving those lies the final word, this story lifts them up to the light of Christ—and lets His truth do the talking.
“Worry about nothing. Pray about everything… and the peace of God… will guard your hearts and minds.”
“… remember – keep praying. God’s listening, even if it doesn’t feel like it.”
This book reminded me that the world may try to assign worth by the past, the pain, or the bloodline—but God has already declared it. And what He writes on the hearts of those who are His is a seal of belonging no one can erase.
“God will provide. He always does.”
Heidi Gray McGill gives voice to the Gospel through characters who bleed, break, heal, and believe. Written on My Heart is bold, tender, unflinching—and filled with the kind of truth that moves you and changes you.
If you’ve ever needed to remember that your worth isn’t negotiable, that forgiveness is real, and that God’s love is forever—this story is already written for you.
I received a digital copy of Written on My Heart from the author. I am not required to write a positive review in any way or for any reason. My honest and unbiased opinions expressed in this book review are my own. My review focuses on the excellent writing style, the perfect pacing, and the story’s Christ-centered content, ensuring transparency and reliability.