A Coal Miner's Wife

Hearts of Appalachia #3

by Marin Thomas

Following the accidental death of her husband, Annie McKee is determined her boys will not grow up to work in the coal mines. It's been a struggle for the young widow to make ends meet, but she wants her sons to have a better life--far removed from Heather's Hollow, Kentucky. To give them that chance Annie needs a good job. And she needs the help of Patrick Kirkpatrick. Her husband's best friend offers to help Annie study for her general education degree, and things get complicated when she and Patrick realize they have feelings for each other. But how can Annie fall for a man who is determined to stay in the one place she must leave behind?

Genres: Romance

224 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2008

About the author

Welcome to my corner of Goodreads!

I was born in Janesville, Wisconsin. I played D-I Basketball for the University of Arizona in Tucson then married my college sweetheart in a five-minute ceremony in Las Vegas. My husband and I are empty nesters living in Phoenix, Arizona.

I've written two women's fiction novels for Berkley Books and contemporary romances for Harlequin Books and Tule Publishing. To date I've published over 40 books. My women's fiction novel, The Promise of Forgiveness, won First Place in the 2017 Book Buyer's Best contest. My second novel, The Future She Left Behind was featured on Southern Living "Books we can't wait to read this fall" list and "was the Award Winner in the "Fiction: Chick Lit/Women's Lit" category of the 2017 Best Book Awards."

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Reviews

[Kristin Granlund · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good for a cheesy romance novel

[Sylvia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Modern

[Cherry-Ann · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was okay. A fast read. Impressed with Marin's bio though. Thought the book to be well written and realistic; also extremely pragmatic.