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The Daughters of Jacob Kane are back again, and this time we travel with second daughter Maggie Rose to New York City. Maggie has gone to volunteer in an orphanage, Sheltering Arms. She knew it would be a lot of work, but she also knows it's where God called her. What she didn't expect was Luke Madison, an embittered newspaper reported assigned to write a story about the refuge. He's the handsomest man she's ever seen . . . but will anything break through that hardened heart? Luke has lost his aunt, his fiancee, and his fiancee's mother in a terrible steamboat accident a few months earlier. Ever since then, he's been burying himself in work, trying to investigate the accident and find those culpable. His boss finally has enough with him neglecting everything else and demands he take a leave of absence, under the guise of writing the article about Sheltering Arms. What Luke finds at the orphanage--aside from the very pretty Miss from Michigan, as he calls her--is a reason. A reason to fight, a reason to work, a reason to be. Maggie Rose is thoroughly charming historical romance that will sweep the reader back in time to turn-of-the-century New York. There, you'll find some daring adventure, just enough suspense to keep you flipping those pages, and of course, some sigh-inducing romance. I loved the look into one of the big issues of the day: the orphans running rampant through the streets, left either to work, beg, or even be sold. It touched my heart and made me long to step back in time and help Maggie and the others at Sheltering Arms with their cause. Yet again, Shar MacLaren has delivered a superb book that will set your heart aflutter and sweep you a century back in time. You don't want to miss this stand-alone second in the Daughters of Jacob Kane series! I know I can't wait to get my hands on the third and final installment. Publisher: Whitaker House |
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