My Heart Remembers: Wyoming Wildflowers, Book 4

Shane Garrison put Lisa Currick's mentor in jail eight long years ago, but that's not why she can't forgive or forget him. No, it's because he took her heart. She stopped seeing beauty, stopped feeling. She retreated into a world of logic and books. A world where she was in control. But now Shane Garrison is back in her life and control is the last thing she's feeling. As a matter of fact, she's feeling quite wild...about Shane. Together Shane and Lisa work to solve the mystery of a missing necklace, even as they work to solve the mystery of their hearts...hearts that can never be complete without if their apart.Patricia Mclinn bring real depth to her characters as she creates a story of two people who were truly meant for each other! The third book of her Wyoming Wildflower series is every bit as lovely as her first two, Almost a Bride and Match Made in Wyoming.

"Strength, sensuality and substantial plotting fabulously blend to make Patricia McLinn's MY HEART REMEMBERS first rate." - Pamela Cohen, Romantic Times Magazine"Patricia McLinn doesn't waste a single word in this third story of the Wyoming Wildflower series. ... MY HEART REMEMBERS has no fluff; it's a story of emotion and sensuality that also features strong family bonds. I read this in one sitting and enjoyed it so much that now I've got to try to find the first two prequels in the series." - Carol Carter, Romance Rewiews Today"It is difficult to put the book down, and even more difficult to tell the characters good-bye at the end. MY HEART REMEMBERS is another winner for Patricia McLinn and all of her fans!" - Martine Bates, RomanceandFriends.com"Not only touching and tantalizing, it haunts your every heartbeat. ... Suspense, clever prose and heartwarming characters. She paints a picture with words no one will soon forget. Once again, she's produced a masterpiece of emotion"- Pamela James, Old Book Barn Gazette"I thoroughly enjoyed reading this outstanding book. Even though it is the third book in the Wyoming Wildflowers series, it is a complete stand-alone. I do know that I will be looking up the other stories to this wonderful series as soon as possible. This is the first book of Patricia McLinn's that I've read but it certainly won't be my last!"- Kathy Boswell, The Best Reviews

Lisa Currick had an exceptional talent for designing jewelry, and at age nineteen she moved to New York City to work with a famous jeweler, Alex White, who saw her potential and encouraged her. Lisa felt as close to Alex as she did to her family, and admired and respected him. The feelings never changed, but she was disillusioned when he was arrested and jailed for stealing clients' jewels. Worse though, was her feeling of being used by the detective working the case. She'd walked and talked with him and dreamed of love, yet he never spoke another word to her after Alex was convicted. After the trial she immediately left New York and returned to her small hometown and never revealed what had happened.Eight years may have passed, but Lisa Currick recognizes the voice and the man speaking them instantly, when she hears him say, "You cut your hair". Fortunately, she has her back to him, which gives her time to recover long enough to turn around to face him. Her plan to pretend she doesn't know him falters immediately when he simply says, "Hello, Lisa", and she looks into the face of Detective Shane Garrison, a ghost she has not been able to banish.Shane Garrison has a reputation for being a detective who solves his cases down to and including the smallest detail. But there is one case he's never been able to completely put an end to. He's never found the emerald and diamond necklace Alex White stole. Before accepting a position with the District Attorney, Shane wriggles an agreement out of his new boss to give him two months to close this case, and heads for Wyoming to find the woman his mind cannot erase - Lisa Currick, the sprite who made him feel alive eight years ago. It's a beautiful woman he sees today though, and one with a hostile look. How will he ever convince her to help him? Patricia McLinn doesn't waste a single word in this third story of the Wyoming Wildflower series. MY HEART REMEMBERS is a perfect title for this book, as memories return to both Lisa and Shane. Focus is almost totally on the lead characters, but family members with stories in the prequels are present to give advice, and help Lisa recognize hidden fears and hurts that she's buried. Ms. McLinn tells a little of the life of a policeman and the need to have an anchor for balance. Shane discovers what he's really looking for as he spends time with Lisa and tries to restore her sprightly personality. He's a man who doesn't understand what `N' - `O' means and he constantly reminds her he doesn't give up. MY HEART REMEMBERS has no fluff; it's a story of emotion and sensuality that also features strong family bonds. I read this in one sitting and enjoyed it so much that now I've got to try to find the first two prequels in the series. Carol Carter, as written for Romance Reviews Today

Eight years ago nineteen-year-old Lisa Currick recognized that the detective Shane Garrison had used her when they arrived in court. She sat at on the side of her mentor Alex, the defendant, while Shane took his place with the prosecution. A bare nod was all she got after weeks of intimate talks, long walks, and hours of fantasy. Lisa was disillusioned to realize that Shane had spent all those hours with her that spring because he wanted information that would convict Alex. The needs of his profession had been the beginning and the ending of their relationship. Indeed, Lisa had believed in two men then. One disappointed her hopes. The other broke her heart. With the trial over, she left New York to return to Wyoming, where she built a life of logic, schedules and control. After all these years on the force, only one outstanding case still haunts Shane. Before he accepts his newest job offer, Shane intends to locate the missing necklace Alex absconded with. Certainly, Shane had gotten a conviction, but even after eight years he wants to know where the necklace went. At least that's his justification when he walks back into Lisa's life. His entrance into her life results in unexpectedly confronting a cold woman that distances herself from everyone rather than the joyful, spirited, artistic Lisa of his memory. Her life is so busy with work and school that Lisa doesn't have time for people. Shane intuitively knows, however, that somewhere behind those carefully constructed walls still exists the woman who identified with the Bur-Marigold, because "they got around, and brighten up everywhere they went." He intends to bring that woman back.Once again Patricia McLinn pens a touching romance in MY HEART REMEMBERS. The third installment of the Wyoming Wildflowers miniseries, the tie between heroine and flower seems quite appropriate. Hardly survivors who only need the slightest nurturing, both marigolds and this heroine grow despite less than ideal conditions. But with a little nurturing and sunlight, they blossom into remarkable beauties. Lisa's tentative blossoming echoes Shane's growth as well, as he moves beyond reticence into self-honesty regarding his motivations and emotions. A compelling, poignant read, MY HEART REMEMBERS comes highly recommended.