The year is 1904, and Maggie Rose, the spunky, friendly, twenty-year-old middle daughter of Michigan resident Jacob Kane, feels compelled to leave her beloved hometown of Sandy Shores to pursue what she feels in her heart are God's plans for her life-in New York City. A Heart for the Homeless Maggie Rose adjusts to her new life at Sheltering Arms Refuge, an orphanage that also transports homeless children to towns across the United States to match them with compatible families. Most of the children have painful pasts that make Maggie aghast, but she marvels at their resiliency. As she gets to know each child, her heart blossoms with new depths of love and compassion.
An Unexpected Attraction
When a newspaper reporter comes to stay at the orphanage in order to gather research for an article, Maggie is struck by his handsome face-and concerned by his lack of faith. She can't deny their mutual affections, though. Will she win the struggle to maintain her focus on God and remain attuned to His guidance?
In full disclosure, I know Shar personally and I love everything that she has written. Maggie Rose is book two in Sharlene MacLaren's Daughters of Jacob Kane series, but stands alone on its own. If you like good, clean historical romance, this one is for you. I have just started Abbie Ann, the third book in the series.
Vicki of Reading At The Beach hosts A-Z Wednesday, this week's letter is "M".
7 comments:
This sounds like a compelling story...and with a bit of romance, too.
Here's mine:
http://laurel-rain-outonalimb.blogspot.com/2010/05/z-wednesday.html
I love the cover!
http://fredasvoice.blogspot.com/2010/05/to-z-starts-with-m.html
I love the cover too! This sounds like it would get your emotions stirred up!
Thanks for playing!
I'll have to look these up. They look good.
I do love this type of book and just knowing that you have a personal connection with the author makes me want to read this one!
This sounds interesting.
I love historical romance, and what a setting. Thanks Nise.
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