Heart Chimes, written by Denise Janette Bruneau, is a story of an ER doctor with a failing marriage. While Marla is trying to balance her career and private life, her husband is having an affair. On the day he tells her he filed for a divorce, she receives a notice that her grandmother left her their treasured lake home in another town. Needing to start a new life, she quits her job and moves to the lake home. Arriving late at night, she walks in on the man her grandmother rented the home to. Micah is an ER nurse, and also someone connected to her past.
This is a very good inspirational story to read. It is a good clean story of starting over, letting go of past hurts and making new friends. With underlying topics of loss, alcoholism, infidelity and divorce, this story gives a good Christian message that good things happen even during struggles. Just when Marla is realizing everything she has is Charlies, and her acquaintances are his friends, she is given a second chance to have her own life and her own friends.
I received an ebook from Zimbell House Publishers and NetGalley. This is my honest review.

First book I have read by this author, Denise Janette Bruneua, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was a very quick read as I finished it in one setting. Dr. Marla Devereaux discovers that her husband has been having an affair and after being confronted about it, he wants a divorce. She is devastated but knows that things have been off in their marriage for awhile. Meanwhile about the same time, her grandmother leaves her lake house to Marla in an inheritance when she passes away. The lake house has lots of memories for Marla because it was a refuge from her relatively unhappy childhood home. With the divorce, Marla decides to take a chance on leaving her home in Cincinnati & moves to the lake house in Guntersville, Alabama. When she arrives, she finds that her grandmother has been letting a local nurse, Micah Brady, live there so she surprises him when she walks in the door. I won't reveal much more of the story but Micah & Marla have an unusuall connection that threatens to dismantle any relationship they might want to have.

Short and interesting story full of hope and redemption! Thank you to the publisher, Zimbell House Publishing, and Net Galley for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book.

Heart Chimes is well written and a quick read. A second chance at romance and healing plot. I look forward to reading more books by this author. I received an arc from the publisher and Netgalley and this is my unbiased review.

Heart chimes was full of romance, love, and forgiveness. I love the example of how the main character brings her trauma to God and has conversations with him about it. It's a story of healing and restoration and has a lot of good lessons about relationships.

4 stars
This is such a sweet and easy read. It was just perfect for a lazy afternoon during the pandemic.
This book just has all the feels. It is a tad predictable but still a very enjoyable read. I truly hope this becomes a series because the side characters were just as enjoyable as the main two characters. Fans of clean Christian romance will truly enjoy this book.

I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review from Netgalley and the publisher.

Heart Chimes by Denise Janette Bruneau is an interesting Christian fiction romance book.

I love how emotional the book is. My heart totally went to Marla. I could understand the reasons her husband ,Charlie made for the dissolution of their marriage. Regardless, I do not support his adulterous affair or insensitivity.


I was impressed with the author’s knowledge of Medicine. I was enjoying the hospital terms and terminologies. I enjoyed the fact that Marla is a doctor.


Micah Brady,a nurse at the ER was described interestingly in the book. I was surprised to know he was a widower and I could empathise with his refusal to go out with the young cheery nurse at the ER.
Sometimes grief is so hard, you will need healing to overcome it.


I was upset at Charlie’s cruelty to Marla but I assured myself that the plot is getting more interesting. I admire how Marla could take her problems to God in prayers.

I love how God brought kind people like Delaney,Millie and others to cheer her up and the beautiful memories Marla had with her grandparents.


Guntersville ,a place where Marla ran to after her divorce can be described by me as a place of refuge from the storms of life. The people in this tiny place are so friendly, warm and understanding. I perfectly understood why Marla and Micah felt at peace there.

I love the happy ending. God is so wonderful.


The author writes amazingly believable stories. I highly recommend this book.

I received an advanced readers copy of this book in eBook format from the publisher, Zimbell House Publishing through NetGalley. I was not required to write this review. All opinions expressed in this review are honest and they are mine.

If you love heart-warming sweet love stories, then Heart Chimes will keep you interested even if you think you know what happens next. The pace of this book was good and I was able to finish it in one evening. As ER doctor, Marla, rebuilds her life after heartbreak and betrayal, will she find the courage to love and trust again? You’ll have to read Heart Chimes to find out!

Thank you, NetGalley and Zimbell House Publishing for the opportunity of reading an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

Dr Marla Devereaux is an ER doctor, in an unhappy marriage, not of her making.

Micah Brady is an ER nurse, recovering from a devastating past.

When Marla makes the decision to leave Cincinnati to move into her inherited lake house in Guntersville, where her life takes an encouraging upturn.

This is a Christian love story, which I was unaware of when I started this book. Some plots could have been more developed; such as a brief discussion about adoption wasn’t explained or expanded upon; however, this didn’t prevent me as a reader from enjoying this gentle warm, second chance romance.

Quick and charming read - #HeartChimes #NetGalley #ZimbellHousePublishing

This book is a quick read, I was able to finish it in one sitting, and was quickly pulled into the story.
The story will pull on your heart stings, and there are prayers here, but will they be answered?
The author gives us a bit of different ways a couples looses each other, but the pain is still there. We are also given two hurting individuals, each with their own baggage, and hurts.
Come along and read this page-turner for answers and surprises as they unfold.

I received this book through Net Galley and Zimbell House Publishing, and was not required to give a positive review.