Light of My Heart

Dr. Letitia Morgan, a young doctor, travels to Colorado to set up her practice. Her job was compliments of a newspaperman who is nursing a long and unsolved very private guilt that he feels maybe a lady doctor can erase. However, Letitia soon finds herself entangled with the health and welfare of some very young "soiled doves" and a family of orphans, much to the dismay of her sponsor and the town. Treating male patients is also denied her since there is already one male doctor in town who is very suspicious, rich and selfish in this mining town. Dr. Morgan has difficulty making many friends since most see her as a threat. However, she refuses to let their opinions sway her away from her God-called occupation so she ends up in a precarious position, without patients or funds and looking for a new job. This is the first book of a trilogy and I have already purchased the next two. I am not certain if they contain all the same characters but I do believe they take place in the same town.

This book is the first in the Silver Hills Trilogy and I have to admit, I really enjoyed this book. It's about Letitia Morgan, a young female doctor trying to find her way in the booming silver mining town of Hartville, Colorado in 1892. All her life, Letty has never fit in anywhere but she knows that God has called her to be a doctor and to help anyone she can. Unfortunately for Letty female doctors, especially those that are spinsters, are not well liked in this town and she must fight an uphill battle. Especially when she starts ministering to the town's undesirables. But she knows God's call on her life is strong and she's willing to risk everything on what she knows is right. But will she risk Erik Wagner, the tall handsome newspaper man who has stolen her heart? Can she heal him of a hurt that he is not willing to let go?If you are looking for a really good romance novel that will make you laugh, get mad and will melt your heart than I fully recommend this one. I also appreciated the the strong Christian morality in this book. I can't wait to read the next book in this series.--- reviewed by Laurie Jones for Christian Bookshelf

Book one of the Silver Hills Trilogy, Light Of My Heart by Ginny Aiken is a soulful novel set in 1892, in the booming town of Hartville, Colorado that has sprung up next to a silver mine. Letitia Morgan is a beautiful young woman determined to practice medicine in the wild frontier land, only to find herself caught amidst potentially deadly quarrels and subject to personal attack. It will take far more than courage to prove herself and establish her career, and when the young Dr. Morgan becomes embroiled in the fate of three orphans, her life will never be the same. The first title in the "Silver Hills" trilogy, Ginny Aiken's Light Of My Heart offers a thoroughly compelling narrative that will leave the reader eager for more.