Heart of a Stranger

Ginny Mersea Mystery, Book 2

By: Leah van de Berkt

Narrated by: REBECCA AVERY

Under the pale glow of the moon, in a secluded fishing village, a tiny baby is abandoned on the steps of the firehouse. The infant's piercing wail shatters the night as a young woman hastily flees. The next morning, the life of a lonely firefighter will be forever altered.

Fifty years later, Ginny Mersea, a renowned biographer with an uncanny ability to uncover long-forgotten secrets, is taking a sabbatical to plan her upcoming wedding. Her expertise as both a storyteller and a mystery solver are highly sought after, and not everyone can wait until her office reopens. After receiving a puzzling package at her favorite coffee shop, Ginny is thrust into a new mystery brimming with lies, betrayal, and heartbreak. Soon, she's compelled to abandon her own plans and beliefs or risk losing the answers to the one case she could never crack— the disappearance of her sister.

How does the story of a firehouse foundling intertwine with her own? Does everyone leave a trace? And can a stranger's heart reveal the love of God to someone lost in the shadows of her past? Discover the heartwarming and suspenseful tale in Heart of a Stranger.

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