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Maggie Rose (2009)

by Sharlene MacLaren(Favorite Author)

4.2 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1603740759 (ISBN13: 9781603740753)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Whitaker Distribution

series

Daughters of Jacob Kane

review 1: The second in the Daughters of Jacob Kane series. Maggie has heeded the call from God to work with orphans in New York City. As her heart and compassion for these children grows, so does her attraction and affection for Luke Madison, a man nursing his own broken heart.I found this story fascinating from a historical standpoint: the plight of orphaned children and those who helped them. The account of the orphan train was compelling. I think I enjoyed Hannah's story more, but Maggie's was just as engaging, if a bit more preachy.An easy, engaging read. I'm looking forward to the last book of the series.
review 2: 1904. Maggie Rose is the middle daughter of Jacob Kane. She’s spunky and innocent at twenty years old when she leaves her family’s home in Sand... morey Shores, Michigan in response to God’s call to work with orphans in New York City.Upon settling in at her new job, Maggie Rose is appalled by the painful pasts of many of the children at Sheltering Arms Refuge. Though she misses her family, she’s amazed by her immediate response to the unfortunate orphans. Each of the children touches Maggie Rose’s heart in a special way, and she finds herself loving them all with whole-hearted love and compassion.Luke Madison is a news reporter who’s recent losses have left him cynical, hard, and obsessed with finding someone to blame for a tragic shipboard fire that took the lives of over a thousand women and children, including his own aunt and his adored fiancée. His editor firmly removes him from the story that’s too close to his heart, and hands him an assignment covering the city’s street orphans—starting at a family-owned and operated orphanage called Sheltering Arms Refuge.Between Maggie Rose and the handsome reporter springs up an instant, indefinable animosity…and unwelcome attraction. She needs to focus on her ministry with the children. He’s still in love with a memory. She can never give her heart to a man who doesn’t share her love for Christ. He holds God responsible for his pain and loss. Even the orphans’ sad fates give Luke more reason to turn his back on his Creator.In this second volume of The Daughters of Jacob Kane, the author paints a vivid picture of caring and compassion, of obedience and dedication to the call of Christ, of love and loss and love renewed. Sharlene MacLaren’s ability to breathe warm, heart-pumping life into her characters is key to the success of her wonderful tales. Maggie Rose is without a doubt character-driven, yet an equally strong, believable plot helps keep the pages turning and the reader’s interest and emotions invested right up to the last line of the last page. Within its pages is a masterpiece of storytelling that contains all the essential ingredients: mystery and suspense; poignancy and pathos; love and romance; humor and heart.Maggie Rose is an enlightening ride on the early nineteenth century orphan train. By the last rail station, the reader’s heart is waylaid and held hostage by the children, captivated by the innocence and fervor of young Maggie Rose, and forever lost to the journalist who didn’t want to be a part of the story.Don’t miss this one… less

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