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The Heart I Rescue: Prequel to Steadfast Love Series Kindle Edition

by Karen Baney (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 301 ratings
She lost everyone…
…her heartache keeps her distant.

Reunited with a bully from her past.

He had a crush on her in high school.

Now they must work together on a new cutting-edge flight control system using her programming skills and his piloting experience.

Can she let go of her resentment to see the man he has become?

As Niki throws herself full tilt into the project, she heads for burn out. Kyle sees his opportunity to get on her good side.

Is rescuing her the key to winning her heart?

(Previously released under the title "Nickels".)

A group of friends learn to rely on God’s steadfast love as they navigate life’s ups and downs while finding romance in Chandler, Arizona.
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It was her. After all this time. He never expected to see her at his job.

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Sweet clean romance. Enemies to sweethearts

The Heart I Rescue by Karen Baney

she was losing it at work in front of her dream client thanks to him

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His charming smile probably melted many a womans heart. Not hers. No way.

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"Karen Baney weaves a wonderful and enjoyable romance with realistic and believable characters you will grow to love as family. Nickels is an intriguing story that will capture you in the very first pages and keep you engrossed until the end." --Readers Favorite Reviews

About the Author

I love writing. Whether it is historical fiction set in my beloved state of Arizona or a modern story set in the Phoenix Metro Area, my novels always tell an engaging story of flawed characters in needed of second chances, redemption, or they must overcome personal trials. I love finding ways to weave real history and real settings into my stories.
My husband, Jim, and I live in Gilbert, Arizona with our two dogs, Bella and Daisy. We enjoy traveling throughout the state finding new adventures which often end up influencing the stories I write. We also are very active at Rock Point Church in Queen Creek, Arizona.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B006HASILA
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Desert Life Media, LLC
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 2, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.3 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 382 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1960217110
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Karen Baney

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I love writing. Whether it is contemporary cowboy romance or historical fiction set in my beloved state of Arizona, my novels always tell an engaging story of flawed characters in needed of second chances, redemption, or they must overcome personal trials. I love finding ways to weave real history and real settings into my stories.

My husband, Jim, and I live in Gilbert, Arizona with our two dogs, Bella and Daisy. We enjoy traveling throughout the state finding new adventures which often end up influencing the stories I write. We also are very active at Rock Point Church in Queen Creek, Arizona.

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Customers enjoy this Christian romance novel, finding it a fantastic read with great characters and realistic content. They appreciate its faith-based themes, with one customer highlighting its focus on real decisions based on faith in God, and another noting its encouraging message for young single Christians. The book is well-written and engaging, with one customer mentioning it kept them reading to the end, while another notes how quickly they connected with the characters. Customers disagree on the level of preachiness in the book.

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40 customers mention "Story quality"40 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the story quality of the book, describing it as a fantastic and intriguing read that they enjoyed from start to finish.

"...it was a typical romance, there were enough different events and interesting events that I enjoyed the story...." Read more

"...I received this wonderful eBook compliments of Karen Baney and was more than delighted with this wonderfully, well-written story of dealing with the..." Read more

"...While Niki's job is rather technical, I felt it was handled very well and written so that anyone can follow. :)..." Read more

"...I was captured throughout the book, and I am neither a computer geek nor a fan of contemporary fiction, but now I am a fan of Karen Baney...." Read more

23 customers mention "Romance"23 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy this Christian romance novel, describing it as a great love story that goes beyond romance, with one customer noting it includes passion.

"...This is a contemporary Christian romance and includes passion, desire, and the struggles that real people encounter, including Christians...." Read more

"I enjoyed this book. It was a great love story. Two people who have been caught up in the past and trying to overcome those differences...." Read more

"...It turns out the relationships in the book are also resolved...." Read more

"...This book had a great ending and the extra plus, is it is not graphic, just a lovely read." Read more

18 customers mention "Character development"18 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book, with one customer noting how quickly they connected with the characters and another highlighting their vulnerability.

"...The characters are very likeable...." Read more

"...This is a very well written book with great characters and events...." Read more

"...Niki is a great character, very realistic with past hurts and wounds that still haunt her; it's encouraging to see her grow and work through her..." Read more

"...This book is well written with real characters that draw you in." Read more

17 customers mention "Readability"17 positive0 negative

Customers find the book engaging and fun to read, with one mentioning it keeps them turning pages.

"...but I was pleasantly surprised to find that it's actually quite interesting...." Read more

"...Not so believable. It was a pleasant read, though." Read more

"...had a great ending and the extra plus, is it is not graphic, just a lovely read." Read more

"...The problem is, their worlds keep colliding! Nickels is a fun, clean, romantic read that will keep you turning pages to see what happens..." Read more

15 customers mention "Writing quality"13 positive2 negative

Customers praise the writing quality of the book, finding it easy to read and well-written, with one customer noting it's not patronizing or staged.

"...This is a very well written book with great characters and events...." Read more

"...Karen Baney and was more than delighted with this wonderfully, well-written story of dealing with the loss of loved ones and finally finding a way..." Read more

"...is rather technical, I felt it was handled very well and written so that anyone can follow. :)..." Read more

"...This book is well written with real characters that draw you in." Read more

4 customers mention "Faith"4 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the faith-based content of the book, with one customer highlighting its encouragement for young single Christians, while another notes how it provides a great group of support from friends and family.

"...They have a great group of support from friends and family...." Read more

"...I Loved it! Very encouraging to young single Christians!" Read more

"Real flawed people making real decisions based on faith in God. Loved it!" Read more

"THIS BOOK HELP YOU TO LOOK AT LIFE DIFFERENTLY..." Read more

4 customers mention "Realistic content"4 positive0 negative

Customers find the content of the book very realistic.

"...Niki is a great character, very realistic with past hurts and wounds that still haunt her; it's encouraging to see her grow and work through her..." Read more

"...Author Karen Baney did a good job of creating realistic, likable characters who face challenges that plenty of us have encountered at one point or..." Read more

"...This book had a great ending and the extra plus, is it is not graphic, just a lovely read." Read more

"Real flawed people making real decisions based on faith in God. Loved it!" Read more

5 customers mention "Preachiness"2 positive3 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the book's religious content, with some finding it not overly preachy and appreciating its lack of foul language, while others find it aggressively so.

"...Not only because it was Christian Lit, and at the time I downloaded it, I didn't know that, but also because the set up of the story is so..." Read more

"...the themes in this book, and they are done in a way that is not patronizing or staged. The dialogue was refreshing, humorous and not forced...." Read more

"...myself, I appreciate a book with a good moral message, this book was overly preachy and turned into more of a sales pitch for religion than a good..." Read more

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  • D. Zessin
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Truly Enjoyable Story
    Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2017
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    This is my first Karen Barney book and I really enjoyed it. This is a contemporary Christian romance and includes passion, desire, and the struggles that real people encounter, including Christians. The imperfect Christian life and consequences of our choices, including those made prior to becoming a Christian.

    The characters are very likeable. I love reading a book and feeling like I wouldn’t mind actually knowing the people and being friends with them.

    Kyle has been attracted to Niki for a very long time, but had some very unlikable ways of showing it. He’s made mistakes in his past that he’s still paying for – even after becoming a Christian. And even as a Christian, his fears keep him from doing what he should/when he should. It seems he makes one blunder after another; don’t we all feel that way at times?

    Niki lost her parents when she was 14, then loses her only brother when she’s a senior in high school. She’s afraid to even think about falling in love, believing that she would just lose that person like everyone else in her life. Niki lives with her best friend Marcy, who is trying to play matchmaker – quite unsuccessfully.

    Even after Niki finds God, her life is very stressful. Her go-to stress reliever has always been work – burying herself in her job. But now her work life is very stressful as well.

    I loved watching/reading how it all works out. Many times I thought it would go one direction just to see it take a different turn. And in the end, I found myself not wanting the story to end. ;)
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  • Dalene Higgins
    4.0 out of 5 stars Nickels by Karen Baney
    Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2012
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    I enjoyed this book. It was a great love story. Two people who have been caught up in the past and trying to overcome those differences. They have a great group of support from friends and family.

    I wouldn't say it was an unusual story, as to me it was pretty typical for a romance. However, there were different events within the book that made it different enough that I enjoyed it. It does have a lot of religious actions and events. To me that was the point of the story, finding Jesus, and other ways to deal with hard times and events that we may not understand.
    I enjoyed Niki's character. She is a workaholic which is understandable, but amazing that she has accomplished so much. Kyle was also very likeable and a well developed character. I was a little annoyed with the off-side romance/relationship for Marcy and Chad, but not so much that it ruined the story.

    This is a very well written book with great characters and events. The author did not go into too many details of the country, but enough that I could envision what the area looked like.

    Verdict: 4 stars. Even though it was a typical romance, there were enough different events and interesting events that I enjoyed the story.

    Recommendations: To anyone who likes romance or anyone who likes to read religious books.
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  • Pirate2240
    5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful story about second chances!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2012
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    Niki Turner thought she had life all figured out. When God took her parents and her brother Jack, she felt that if she just didn't keep anyone close, she wouldn't lose anyone else or have to deal with the grief that has bound her personal life for the last 8 years.

    She has vowed to just remain friends with her room mate Marcy and focus the remainder of her time at her job, Hamilton Production Solutions, as a software engineer. But Marcy had a goal this year, and that was to make sure that love found it's way into Niki's life. After all , all work and no play, makes for a very dull and boring life. She vowed to make it her New Year's resolution to find Niki a man who would love her, fall in love and live the proverbial "happily ever after" life!

    However when a dream job at Heliotronics is offered to Niki, she sees this as a confirmation that she's been on the right track her whole life. However when Kyle Jacobs is assigned to work with her, she begins to question God's sense of humor after all. Kyle Jacobs, Marcy's older brother, has been the person she dreaded her entire four years of high school. He made it his mission to torture her no matter what opportunity presented itself and now here she was, stuck at her dream job with her worst enemy. But Kyle is a changed man, one both physically and spiritually, and now he has to find a way to prove to Niki that the past is really in the past.

    In the newest novel from Karen Baney, Nickels, is her first contemporary fiction about second chances and seeing what God's plan is for us in life instead of what we perceive it's all about. I received this wonderful eBook compliments of Karen Baney and was more than delighted with this wonderfully, well-written story of dealing with the loss of loved ones and finally finding a way to move forward. The journey isn't an easy one but teaches us the value of God's unconditional love for us and the meaning of having friends along the way. I rate this book a full 5 out of 5 stars and am so excited to be able to share this review with my readers. This is one you won't want to miss out on. Well done again Karen!
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  • Radiojock
    5.0 out of 5 stars Joyous
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 30, 2013
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    It's hard to trust. I was with Niki at every turn. It was especially good to read about the friends who saw her through the most difficult times in her life; the loss of her parents; the tragic death of her brother. But then, Niki rides the rollercoaster of emotions when someone from high school comes back into her life, in a way completely unexpected. Your heart will be warmed by what follows from there. There are many lessons about forgiving and accepting someone else's forgiveness. Well worth reading. The book is so heartwarming.
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  • JaneReads
    5.0 out of 5 stars then Kyle enters and I enjoyed the interaction between the two of them
    Reviewed in Canada on October 15, 2015
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    I could not put this down, probably the hopeless romantic inside of me, but once I became invested in the two main characters I had to know that things worked out. I wasn't sure what to think of Niki in the beginning but as I got to know her more I felt drawn to her, then Kyle enters and I enjoyed the interaction between the two of them. The quips back and forth between them were great. I liked how Kyle tried to draw Niki out of her shell without being pushy about it, he was patient when he needed to be. I liked how the characters around Niki not only told her about God's love, but also showed it in their actions. The author does a great job a taking a very technical job and writing it in a way that those not involved in the field can understand it. I would read more from this author. I enjoyed the setting of Arizona, as I am currently planning a trip there, it was fun to read a bit about the area.
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  • Outtrip Gal
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great read.
    Reviewed in Canada on May 18, 2015
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    Great story with all the necessary elements: strong heroine, conflict, mystery, romance without the perfection and a great story line. Thoroughly enjoyed
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  • Keeper of the Jelly Beans
    5.0 out of 5 stars Not just for computer geeks
    Reviewed in Canada on August 29, 2017
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    This is a clean Christian romance that stands alone. I wasn't sure I would like it at first because I'm not into computers or code but I absolutely loved this book! It drew me in from the start and kept my attention throughout the whole book. I loved it. I will definitely seek out more books from this author. I read it all in one sitting.
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