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Interview with Sarah Monzon: Grace, Good Deeds, and Grumpy-Sunshine Romance in Hearts in Circulation

Interview with Sarah Monzon: Grace, Good Deeds, and Grumpy-Sunshine Romance in Hearts in Circulation

Update: 2025-11-19
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In this heartwarming episode of The Christian Romance Podcast, Kelly chats with award-winning author Sarah Monzon about her latest rom-com, Hearts in Circulation. Set in a cozy Tennessee town, this story features an adorably optimistic librarian, a grumpy recluse with a tender heart, and a bookmobile full of unexpected blessings. Sarah shares her personal writing journey, from indie beginnings to traditional publishing, and opens up about the powerful themes woven into her novel—grace, purpose, and the healing power of love. If you’re a fan of opposites attract, laugh-out-loud moments, and stories that shine God’s truth, this episode is for you!



Listen to the episode here.





Meet Sarah Monzon



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HOLT Medallion and Selah Award–winner, and Christy and Carol Award finalist, Sarah Monzon is a stay-at-home mom who makes up imaginary friends to have adult conversations with (otherwise known as writing novels). As a navy chaplain’s wife, she resides wherever the military happens to station her family and enjoys exploring the beauty of the world around her. Learn more at SarahMonzonWrites.com.



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Bible Verse for Encouragement




Ephesians 2:8-9 (NKJV)


“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.”




Sarah Monzon’s New Book: Hearts in Circulation



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Can a rundown bookmobile be the vehicle that brings two unlikely hearts together?

Little Creek’s bookmobile is more of a death trap on wheels than a vehicle of literary delights, and circulation librarian Hayley Holt is afraid it’s going to careen down a mountainside with her in it. Yet she sees it as a way to serve her community and be worthy of the liver transplant that saved her life as a child. However, her fears come true when the bookmobile breaks down and a rockslide traps her in the small hollow of Turkey Grove.


Reclusive mechanic Levi Redding lives in tiny Turkey Grove to get away from people. He can handle getting the bookmobile running again, but the endless chatter and unsettling touches from the vibrant librarian leave him overstimulated. When forced proximity leads to a misunderstanding, a note of apology begins an epistolary friendship, proving that sometimes the happiest of endings aren’t contained within the bindings of a book.



💞 Tropes in Hearts in Circulation



  • Grumpy/Sunshine

  • Forced Proximity

  • Opposites Attract

  • Small Town Romance

  • Epistolary (letters back and forth)

  • Hero with Sensory Processing Disorder

  • Heroine with a Hidden Past (liver transplant)

  • Found Family

  • Slow Burn Romance

  • Redemption & Healing Arc



Get your copy today!


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Interview with Sarah Monzon: Grace, Good Deeds, and Grumpy-Sunshine Romance in Hearts in Circulation

Interview with Sarah Monzon: Grace, Good Deeds, and Grumpy-Sunshine Romance in Hearts in Circulation

Kelly W.