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This Heart of Mine by CC Hunter

A new heart saved her life—but will it help her find out what really happened to its donor?

Seventeen-year-old Leah MacKenzie is heartless. An artificial heart in a backpack is keeping her alive. However, this route only offers her a few years. And with her rare blood type, a transplant isn’t likely. Living like you are dying isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. But when a heart becomes available, she’s given a second chance at life. Except Leah discovers who the donor was — a boy from her school — and they’re saying he killed himself. Plagued with dreams since the transplant, she realizes she may hold the clues to what really happened.

Matt refuses to believe his twin killed himself. When Leah seeks him out, he learns they are both having similar dreams and he’s certain it means something. While unraveling the secrets of his brother’s final moments, Leah and Matt find each other, and a love they are terrified to lose. But life and even new hearts don’t come with guarantees. Who knew living took more courage than dying?

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Author’s Bio

C. C. Hunter is the New York Times bestselling author of over thirty-five books, including her wildly popular Shadow Falls and Shadow Falls: After Dark series. In addition to winning numerous awards and rave reviews for her novels, C.C. is also a photojournalist, motivational speaker, and writing coach. In February 2018, Wednesday Books will publish her contemporary young adult and hardcover debut, This Heart of Mine. And the first book of her new paranormal young adult series, The Mortician’s Daughter: One Foot in the Grave was released on October 31st 2017. C. C. currently resides in Texas with her husband, junkyard dog, Lady, and whatever wild creatures that meander out from woods surrounding home.

C.C. Hunter is a pseudonym. Her real name is Christie Craig and she also writes humorous romantic suspense romance novels.

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My Review

5 stars

Seventeen year old Leah MacKenzie’s heart is dead, literally. She contracted a virus that killed her heart and the only thing keeping her alive is the artificial heart that she carries around in a backpack. Unfortunately the thing keeping her alive is also the thing going to kill her. Leah has had two bad infections from the pump that almost killed her. Her only hope is a heart transplant but with a rare blood type that doesn’t seem possible. So Leah has resigned to live as long as she call although those around her have not accepted her death.

Matt and Eric are twins that lost their father a year ago. They basically are raising themselves since their mother is not coping well with his death. Both brothers are having a hard time too. Then Eric kills himself. Ironically, he is a match to Leah and she manages to get her lifesaving heart transplant.

Leah learns whose heart she received and how he killed himself. But she is having strange nightmares that contradict this. She finally get in contact with Matt and learns that he is having the same dreams. Together they decide to find out what really happened to Eric.

This is a touching story of one girl that was expecting to die and got so much more than a second chance at life. Leah is such a wonderful girl that it just brings a tear to your eye thinking that she will die. Of course it’s still hard to know that someone had to die for Leah to live. But it’s a cruel twist of fate that its Matt’s brother. But there is so much more to this story than just this. Something happened to Eric, something I didn’t expect, and I loved the journey Matt and Leah go on to discover the truth.

If that wasn’t enough of a story, learning that this story is based of real life evens for CC Hunter that just adds a whole new layer to this creation. If you are looking for an amazing story, look no further. Katie Schorr does a fantastic job narrating this story and this book will appease the hardest of hearts.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. I voluntarily chose to read and post an honest review.

I would like to thank Macmillan Audio for the opportunity to read and share this book.