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Moonfire (1988)

by Linda Lael Miller

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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.
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I'm a devoted fan of Linda Lael Miller and was really looking forward to reading this book, but this heroine completely ruined the experience for me. Maggie was young and terribly insecure. She was also severely lacking in the common sense department. I definitely understood all the Taming of the Shrew references dropped into the story. Maggie could whine, pout, stomp her feet and throw tantrums (and crockery) like a wild woman. I was ready to drop kick her into the next decade myself!

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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  Becky_McKenna | Mar 10, 2016 |
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 ( )
  nancynova | Nov 27, 2015 |
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