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Loading... Moonfire (1988)by Linda Lael Miller
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Old fashioned adventuring romance. Maggie follows a man to the outback, only to find out that she's indebted for 3 years of labor to a broker, and he didn't intend to marry her at all. Wealthy Irish émigré Reeve, captures Maggie's heart, but he's wary of marriage - and she's not sure she's cut out to be a mistress. Lots of twists, turns and swashbuckling adventures typical of the 1980's romances no reviews | add a review
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Maggie Chamberlin, an American actress, travels all the way to Australia in 1887 on the promises of a scoundrel and encounters Reeve McKenna, an Irishman who has become one of the richest men in Australia. No library descriptions found. |
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The story started out well enough, with two young brothers facing a life of few opportunities in Dublin after the death of their mother. Reeve refused to become a street beggar, or fall into a life of crime, and secured employment on a ship sailing to Australia. His brother Jamie wasn't quite so fortunate. Reeve was forced to leave Ireland without him. Things just went downhill from there.
I will say that it is interesting to see how far Ms. Miller has come in her writing since 1999. I LOVE her Stone Creek series and wouldn't hesitate to pick up any of her newer material. This couple just didn't "click" with me.
So, while I would pass on this book, don't pass on this author! She really is very, very talented!
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