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Deep in the Heart: A Contemporary Christian Romance Novel by [Staci Stallings]

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Just out of college and completely alone in the world, Maggie Montgomery has one shot left to save her life from an abyss of poverty and hopelessness. Clinging to the last shred of fuel and hope, she arrives at the mansion of Texas billionaire Conrad Ayer. Although Maggie is clearly not what Mr. Ayer and his wife have in mind for a nanny, they agree to hire her temporarily until they can find someone more appropriate to fill the position. However, Maggie's whole world is about to be up-ended by two way-over-scheduled children and one incredibly handsome hired hand. As she struggles to fit into a world she was never made to fit in, Maggie wonders if she can ever learn to become a perfect version of herself so she can keep the job, or is she doomed to always be searching for a life she can never quite grasp?

Keith Ayer despises his life. As the son of Texas billionaire Conrad Ayer and the fiance to a Senator from Texas' daughter, it looks great on the outside, but inside, he is dying. He would vastly prefer to manage and train his father's racehorses. However, everyone else thinks that is beneath him. He needs to get into industry and build on his father's success. Suffocating under the constrictions of his life, he meets Maggie who begins to teach him that wealth and power is not everything in this life. But can Keith defy the most powerful men in Texas to follow his heart?

One of the most inspiring Contemporary Christian Romance novels available, “Deep in the Heart” is an Amazon #1 Best Seller. It is truly Christian romance at its very best. Filled with faith, hope, and love, Christian romance kindle books aim to inspire women and men alike while giving them an exceptional romantic love story they will not soon forget. This is one book that will surely find its way onto your most inspirational books list!

"Staci Stallings means Christian fiction at its best!"

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Okay, there are certain things in this life a girl just shouldn’t have to deal with. Changing flat tires for instance. Radiators overheating, yes. A busted pipe. Programming the remote control. But being blindsided like that wasn’t fair at all. When the door closed between them, Maggie forced herself to breathe in a deep inhale. It did nothing at all to stop the swimming of her thoughts or the racing of her heart, but at that point anything was worth a try.

Showing up in the kitchen at breakfast for no reason was one thing. Showing up when she was in her oldest pajamas with the rip on one side was quite another. Her hand went up to her hair, and she raked her fingers through it extra hard. There was no telling how she looked, but how he looked? Wow, was he easy on the eyes. Not to even mention how heart-stoppingly handsome he was minus the hat and the bandana. Dark hair, cropped extra short, and that face, and that smile. Ugh. It just wasn’t fair.

She rolled her eyes so she was looking up at the ceiling in desperation. “God, listen to me. I do not need to fall for this guy. I don’t need him to keep showing up like this. Please. Please. I’m asking You…”

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Mybooks tend to run the gamut of sub-genres within the Christian/Inspirationalromance novel genre. Deep in the Heartis one of the more truly Christian romance novels I have available. This story has the characters going tochurch, complete with sermons, and praying. In Maggie's world, God is the only thing keeping her together. We don't get ten paragraphs into the storybefore she's praying, and truly she never really stops. God is in every way her best friend. He is Who she goes to when things are fallingapart around her. So if you like a lotof Christian in your romance novels, this is the book for you. However, be aware that Keith is a pretty lostand worldly soul. He is not perfect, andit's only Maggie's love and prayers that bring him back from the brink of lifeof misery. These are real-to-lifecharacters with real problems and character flaws, but at every turn, they aresearching for God and learning to put their faith in Him. Deep in the Heart is truly a memorable Contemporary Christian Romance Novel.

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A stay-at-home mom with a husband, three kids and a writing addiction on the side, Staci Stallings has numerous titles for readers to choose from. Not content to stay in one genre and write it to death, Staci's stories run the gamut from young adult to adult, from motivational and inspirational to full-out Christian and back again. Every title is a new adventure! That's what keeps Staci writing and you reading. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B005LVVIIG
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Spirit Light Publishing (January 8, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 8, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3183 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 353 pages
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Best Sellers Rank: #206,286 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #1,616 in Contemporary Christian Romance (Books)
- #1,807 in Western & Frontier Christian Romance (Kindle Store)
- #1,910 in Contemporary Christian Romance (Kindle Store)

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USA Today Best Selling Author, Staci Stallings is a stay-at-home mom with a husband, three kids and a writing addiction on the side. She has numerous titles for readers to choose from. Not content to stay in one genre and write it to death, Staci’s stories run the gamut from young adult to adult, from motivational and inspirational to full-out Christian and back again. Every title is a new adventure! That’s what keeps Staci writing and you reading. So, sit back, grab your Kindle & something to drink, and settle in for some of the BEST stories in all of Christian Romance...

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M. Kittles

Well-written and Thought-Provoking

Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2021

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This book wasn't what I expected, but it was good in many ways. 1. It is most definitely an inspirational romance with lots of instances od church attendance, prayer, and characters working through how to live a life that pleases God. 2. It shows that Christians are human beings with faults and they have to work hard to do better every day. 3. I became invested in the characters. 4. I enjoyed seeing how the author wrote the sermons for the church scenes.

Since I was looking for a clean, fast, easy read, this book surprised me in that it wasn't so easy to get through. It made me wonder where the author was going and when the characters would wake up. In some places, I kept thinking, "How long are y'all gonna drag your feet? When are you gonna wake up and grow up?" But if I'm honest, everything that happened needed to happen the way it did.

Technical stuff...no misspellings that I noticed...some formatting issues in switching POVs that kinda threw me, but not too often...

This story continues in a series, but I'm satisfied with the closure in book 1. So in my opinion, this book stands on its own pretty well. But, if you like to see how characters' lives continue after the HEA, the author has provided their continuing adventure.

If you're looking for a story with more depth, one that contains strong Christian themes and characters who are struggling to overcome serious obstacles, this might just be the book for you.

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Deep in the Heart

Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2020

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Maggie Montgomery's parents were killed in a car accident when she was eight, sending her into the foster care system. Now in her mid-twenties, she applies for a nanny job with the ultra wealthy Ayers family. It doesn't take her long to fall in love with four-year-old Peter and toddler Isabella, and they with her, though their regimented schedule is rather insane. She assumes Keith, the handsome cowboy who helps with her bag, is a hired hand. They have spent quite a bit of time together with the children before she learns he is Keith Ayers. Keith is a very interesting character. His mother was killed in a car accident when he was 12, seventeen years earlier, and he has never felt close to his father, never being able to meet his expectations. As a young man, he chose a life style that doesn't fit with him now. Keith can be himself with Maggie and the kids, even going to church with them, though he hadn't gone since his mother died. He loves working with his father's horses, though his father wants him to join his business and use his MBA. He's also engaged to Dallas, daughter of a senator, who seems to be more in love with the idea of being Mrs. Keith Ayers with all their money can buy than with Keith. She doesn't even know the real Keith and keeps pressuring him to get some high profile desk job. I felt sorry for him that he continued to be a doormat for other people's expectations and cheered when he finally made some good decisions. Maggie was a great help to him when he started to understand through the pastor's sermons what he was really missing in his life. There is a lot of angst to go through before there can be a happy ending. This is Christian fiction at it's finest. I highly recommend this book.

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An excellent Christian Romance written with lots of heart

Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2017

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This is what a romance novel should be. While it is heavily laden with Christian prayers and a few sermons, it is written with such emotion. It took me on a rollercoaster ride of feelings and even made me cry. That is probably the highest praise I can give an author. Staci Stallings is absolutely amazing at what she does.

Maggie is a doll. Even though she has absolutely nothing, and realizes she doesn’t fit into this world of money and power, she does her absolute best. All the while, she’s asking God for guidance and help.

Keith is a walking contradiction. All he wants is to work with his father’s racehorses, but he also has to be the son of a billionaire. He puts aside what he wants more than anything in an attempt to make his father proud of him.

I could go on for ages about how wonderful this book was and never do it justice. Staci Stallings has an amazing gift. Every person she introduces the reader to is brought to life. With a few words, the reader is transported to walks through tree-shaded lanes, horseback riding, to sitting beside a waterfall. The reader feels each emotion Maggie and Keith go through. When introduced to Dallas, Keith’s fiancé, the reader knows right away she’s had a privileged upbringing and fully expects it to continue without Staci Stallings saying anything about it. She has definitely perfected the axiom “Show, don’t tell.”

As I mentioned above, there are a few sermons in the book. Maggie goes to church with her two young charges, and instead of glossing over the time, Staci Stallings uses that time to impart a few excellent messages. Each one reached out and grabbed me. I can’t help but believe the three sermons she includes in this book can be applied to anyone.

For anyone who likes Christian romance, I’d fling this book at them in a heartbeat. As such, I’m looking forward to reading more books by Staci Stallings in the future. I’m positive they will be just as well-written and engaging as this book was.

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Elizabeth

A wonderful story.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 10, 2021

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This was a wonderful story, and even though the ending -- these two fall in love and live happily ever after -- was telegraphed from the beginning, like a lot of romance novels, I am pleased to say that the book still had an actual plot, with pacing and events and multidimensional characters, and that therefore it is a much better story than many romances I have read.
The one flaw is in the editing and the typography. There is a lot of missing punctuation, mostly commas. I reported a few of them, but there are a lot. And a large handful of clunky sentences that should have been rewritten. But the story behind them is good.

Bretton Girl

Not bad, but the more thought provoking elements of this romance are almost completely spoiled by the soap opera

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 27, 2014

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I have mixed feelings about this one. Purely from the stand point of the story being told here this tale is bit far fetched.
However, if you read the book more from the stand point of an account of the hero's growth as a human being and of his developing spirituality there are a lot of worthy messages in this tale and Keith comes across (mostly) as a real person, despite the occasional over the top drama going on around him.
In fact, although the heroine Maggie is the first character introduced in the book, I really feel this story is Keith's, not hers.
The main crux of the story centres on the fact Keith has allowed his domineering father to dictate his choices in life, even his choice of future wife. He has a dormant faith that springs to life shortly after he meets the heroine. He begins to question his drinking and partying and starts to feel anxious about marrying the deeply materialistic and (as he gradually realises over time) very manipulative Dallas.
The feelings between Maggie and Keith are clearly strong, but Keith's fiance is in love with an idea,the idea of being envied for her life style and marriage to a rich handsome man, a man that doesn't have to be Keith, he's simply a means to an end. So the readers sympathies are very much with the H&h, not the shrewd and shrewish Dallas.
I will try and avoid plot spoilers as I explain the elements of the tale that I found less credible.
I find the tragic coincidence that links the H&h a bit hard to swallow, rich people have their staff under go deep dive background checks. Someone like Maggie might have had a dangerous grudge against Keith's dad. I think it likely in reality that she would have never got the job.
Other elements of the tale that don't feel believable are the staff's often rude, dismissive attitude to Keith. Ike can maybe get away with this because of his position, but the Step Mother's secretary even thinking she can do so rings false and his father's strange treatment of him just comes across as incredibly inconsistent and weird.
Maggie's almost romance she drifts into with Greg doesn't ring true, surely such a religious girl wouldn't even entertain the idea of dating someone whose religious convictions are unknown to her? And if Maggie is so religious, why is church going something Keith has to push her into doing?
The next comment is a spoiler, I found the jilted at the altar scene annoying, in the real world it happens, but as insensitive as Dallas was I felt Keith (a warm hearted young man) would have been kinder to them both and ended things earlier. I think the author made Keith look cruel, for the sake of a dramatic scene.
Maggie starts off real, but gradually becomes less so, along with the inconsistencies I noted above, she lets Ike attack her character without even a feeble attempt at defending it! Sorry, but a girl whose survived the foster system mind and faith intact would have more backbone than that!
Its a clean read, although pre marital sex between Dallas and the increasingly reluctant Keith is clearly going on despite his developing faith.

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Stunning enjoyable romance novel.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 27, 2019

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What a stunning romance novel. As well as entertaining you and keeping you captive throughout, it touched on some heart felt issues. Great plot, interesting characters and captivating. Throughly enjoyed it.

Ay Ak

Amazing story!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 20, 2019

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Though I empathize with Dallas as no one would like their wedding to be ruined,I'm glad Keith did what was right for him and those around him including Maggie. Excellent Christian read.

Amazon Customer

Deep in the Heart: A Contemporary Christian Romance Novel

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 9, 2017

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I thoroughly enjoyed this story. I liked many of the characters contained in it. I particularly found all the allusions to Christianity inspiring. I would heartily recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a tale with a feel good factor.

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