Heart Wish

Hidden Beauty #9

by Mary Crawford

Kendall Kordes is having a rotten day. An infant was abducted from a bathroom at a strip mall after his mother was assaulted. To complicate matters, her computer at Locate My Heart is under a ransomware attack. How can she help find a missing child when she can't even access the files on her computer? As if things couldn't get any worse, the information technology expert hired to make things better seems to hate her at first sight. Jameson Payne knows computers inside and out. Unfortunately, when his little brother went missing, he also learned all about agencies like Locate My Heart. Con artists nearly destroyed his parents. He has no interest in helping Kendall. However, as an employee of Identity Bank, he does what he's told — even if it makes him uncomfortable. After Kendall hears about Jameson's brother. she is determined to show the computer expert that not every organization is corrupt. She knows she must convince Jameson to trust her before she can help him find his brother. In the process, Kendall has to share some painful secrets of her own. Along the way, Jameson and Kendall learn that a heart wish is a compelling thing. Heart Wish is the ninth book in the Hidden Beauty Series. It can be read as a standalone novel. Authors Heart Wish deals with painful loss. It might be difficult for some.

336 pages, Paperback

Published October 13, 2019

About the author

Mary Crawford has been lucky enough to live her own version of a romance novel. She’s married to the guy who kissed her at summer camp. He told her on the night they met that he was going to marry her and be the father of their children. Eventually, she stopped giggling when he said it and he had the last laugh as they celebrate three decades of marriage.

They have two children. The oldest is a Doctor of Osteopathy. He is across the United States completing his residency, but when he’s done, he is going
to come back to Oregon and practice Family Medicine. Their youngest son is in high school and hopes to be an EMT when he grows up.

Mrs. Crawford writes full time now. She has written and published over thirty books and has several more underway.

She volunteers her time to a variety of causes and has worked as a Civil Rights Attorney and diversity advocate. Mrs. Crawford spent many years working for various social service agencies before becoming an attorney.

In her spare time, she loves to cook, decorate cakes and of course, obsessively, compulsively read.

Reviews

[Coco.V]

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Blurb:
Kendall's life was forever changed in an instant.

Did a random trip to the grocery store cost her everything?

Kendall Kordes knows far too much about the soul-searing pain of loss. That's why she works so hard at Locate My Heart to help find missing children. No parent should experience the nightmare of a missing child.

Jameson knows what it's like to lose someone you love. That's why he doesn't trust Kendall.

Can Jameson and Kendall figure out how to live with their pasts so they can face the future?

Love should be more than just a heart wish.

You'll love this story of tragedy turned to triumph.

[Bex’s reading corner]

Hearts Wish Review

Omg. I swear each book of Mary Crawford's gets better and better! Lost love hits all the feels in all the places! Mystery, lil'bit of danger, romance, tears galore, surprise, heart break... I could go on and on!

I love that my fav characters with identity bank make a return, as well as some new ones, as well as Aiden and the gang. It's few and far between authors that can actually keep bringing characters forward, as well as introduce new ones and keep you wanting more, while maintaining good character depth and storyline

I was lucky enough to read this as she was writing it( YAY!!) and she had me crying at work and wishing that customers would buzz off so I could keep reading as I was so involved.

Awesome book! Can't wait to see what's next for some of my fav characters!! Well done Mary!l

[Ellen White]

Kendall feels like she is in a virtual hostage,not being able to access her computer, because of a virus, demanding money. Sending out email as soon as possible to let people know of Asher at two months was taken from a restroom. Finally telling Jameson she needs someone who will solve the problem and work with her, and it clearly was not him. He hated that he failed his mission of being there. Working with old equipment wasn’t helping, but organization was working on a shoestring. They have different outlooks, when she finds out about his brother Toby that was never found, and persuades his folks to look for him. She was a reminder of all the things he wishes he had done differently. They work in two different states, was there a possibility of love. Good interesting story and of love.

[Amanda Hodge]

I laughed and cried right along with the characters. I was a first time Mary Crawfors reader but this well not be my last.
Kidnapping, love, drama, betrayal, this book had it all. You will get mad one minute , fall on logger with the characters the next, want to slap them from their stupidity in the next. It definitely kept mr in my tires and I loved it. And through it all it kept you rooting for the main characters to just get it together please. You were so made for each other. (Yes I was screaming at my kindle)

[Jo-ann]

A heart wish found while finding a missing child...

When Tristan sends Jameson to help Locate My Heart to help with a virus, he assumed that the organization that scams family during their time of need. But more he is around Kendall, the more Jameson sees the more he realizes he is wrong. When she learns why he feels the way he does, will be able to trust Kendall to help him find his brother and his heart?

A wonderful story of love found while assisting in finding missing children and helping to reunite them with their families.

Jo-Ann Doyle

[Samantha Lewis]

I liked it! It's a very sweet romance that's a little sad because of the tragedies that happened to the two main characters for them to come together. I received an arc copy to review and this is my voluntary review.

[Merle]

Very emotional story with many highs and lows. The topic of child kidnapping is a sensitive one. Crawford handles it well, even though it seems a little clumsy at times. This is another story of an unconventional romance even though not as "diverse" as some of the others in the series.

[Michaela (Reading in the Heartland)]

This is a great crossover book. If you haven’t read any of the books, definitely read this one before starting the Protection Unit spin-off. It is a phenomenal book. Amazing characters. A gut wrenching storyline a few times over. Truly great.

[Gerry]

Heart Wish

Really enjoyed reading this book because I was so impressed with with the previous eight and wanted to know more about the other characters in the previous books. Highly recommend reading them all.

[Jackie]

A bad day for Kendall, a virus on her computer, a child is kidnaped, without her computer, how can she do her work. A story to keep you read until the end and wanting more from this author.

[Lisa Lee]

Such a good book!