To Read or Not to Read: “Every book that I have read by Jody Hedlund has been placed on my favorites shelf, Rebellious Heart will now be joining the rest of them.

Steps: “Jody did an amazing job with the chemistry between these two (main characters), and as is normal for her books, I didn’t want it to end.“.

Anne’s Book Nook: “I have loved all of Jody Hedlund’s books, but Rebellious Heart is my absolute favorite by far! Painting a vivid history of the American colonies before the War of Independence, this novel is brilliantly written.”.

Fresh Fiction: The romance in Rebellious Heart is sweet and charming…fast paced with tons of action.

Romantic Times: Hedlund’s talent for creating three-dimensional, deeply human and realistically flawed characters is the welcome highlight of this tale set in pre-Revolutionary Massachusetts.

Don’t miss the author’s note revealing her real-life inspiration for these characters. Both are faced with the same question affecting their personal and political loyalties: what is more important-doing what is right or obeying God-ordained authorities? Twin themes of faith and loyalty animate the story’s conflict. Ben and Susanna form a growing, but seemingly impossible, bond while risking their lives to save an abused runaway. As their feelings for each other warm, Susanna struggles to reconcile her religious obligations and honoring her parents-duties that seem to conflict with her desires. He’s drawn to Susanna Smith, an intelligent young socialite with a heart for the less fortunate, but Ben knows his common social status is no match for her mother’s expectations. As tensions begin to flare between the king’s soldiers and colonials, young lawyer Ben Ross finds himself winning court cases by day and smuggling molasses by night.

This fast-paced drama draws the reader in quickly while introducing engaging characters who wrestle with ethical and emotional challenges. Publishers Weekly: Hedlund (A Noble Groom) offers another beauty for fans of historical romance, unfolding an unlikely relationship in the midst of political and social machinations in pre-Revolutionary War Boston.2014 Finalist in Inspirational Readers Choice Award (RWA’s Faith, Hope, & Love).Rebellious Heart is now ava ilable on Audible. When introduced to the Smiths he’s taken by Susanna’s intelligence and independent spirit, but her parents refuse to see him as a suitor for their daughter. Growing up with little to his name, poor country lawyer Benjamin Ross dreams of impacting the world for the better. And she’s determined to marry well, so she’ll be able to continue her work with the less fortunate.

But her quick mind and quicker tongue never back down from a challenge. Because she’s a woman, higher learning was always closed to Susanna Smith.

Ensnared by Jody Hedlund