Margaret Brownley
always writes with a sense of humor. Even when her characters get into deep
trouble, you realize it's all going to come out ok in the end. In this
instance, Maggie Cartwright must go undercover as a mail order bride to Garrett
Thomas whom the Pinkerton's suspect of Train robbery and possible murder. This
situation creates many delightful twists and turns in this story.
Garrett Thomas is
one of the more serious protagonists that have peopled Ms. Brownley's stories
but he is a brooding hero you can't help but be drawn to and sympathize with.
Maggie, the heroine,
takes some getting used to. Her job requires her to be sneaky and
deceitful--not characteristics I like in my heroine; but in the end, she
redeems herself as both she and the reader recognize she has lost her heart to
Garrett Thomas; but can she prove his innocence after producing the evidence
against him herself.
Then, there are
Garrett's aunt and two children who will suffer the consequences if Garrett
goes to jail, or worse hangs. The game of chess figures throughout the story
and our characters must figure out if they are in a battle or a courtship or
both. You must read to find out.
I enjoyed this book
thoroughly and highly recommend it for lighthearted reading. I received it for
an honest review from Netgalley.
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