A Daughter's Inheritance

by Tracie Peterson and Judith McCoy Miller

Book Overview

Presents intrigue and romance set in the opulent Thousand Islands resort area at the turn of the century.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764203649
• ISBN13: 9780764203640
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Could not put it down.

I enjoyed the story very much. I found the story engaging and spent all of my free time reading just to get to the end of the book. The ending felt a bit lacking, but overall an enjoyable story. I found it a bit easier to get into this book than the first books in the Lowell series.

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Fanny is an orphan left in the care of her widowed grandfather. When he dies, she is left with part of the estate. Will her family survive the greed? In the third series collaboration by Tracie Peterson and Judith Miller, the authors weave a tale of hope, love, suspense, and truth. The authors did a fantastic job fully developing the characters. It's a great story line that moved fast and kept me interested. Fanny's character really shines through during her trials. A Daughter's Inheritance is a promising 1st installment of the Broadmoor legacy. I'm excited to see how Fanny's story will develop in each subsequent novel. This is a enchanting new book. Check it out!

A Daughters Inheritance (Broadmoor Legacy, Book 1

I really liked this book up until the end. The ending is almost like she stopped. "Well, I am a Broadmoor, after all," she said with a smile." That's the end of the story. I wish she had ended it a little better.

Two Great Authors - Double the Pleasure!

Set in 1897, two masters of Inspirational and American history, Tracie Peterson and Judith Miller, enter the world of elegance, opulence, and bitter family rivalries in Book number one of the Broadmoor Legacy. The story centers around three cousins, Amanda, Sophie, and Fanny Broadmoor who are as close as sisters until their grandfather dies, and the terms of his will causes repercussions and bitter rivalry within the family which could sever their precious bond. The story while centering around the youngest cousin Fanny gives good insight and background to several other members of the family (not all of them likeable). Fanny who was closest to her grandparents, after being orphaned at the age of ten, was also the most down to earth in spite of living an indulgent life with her grandparents. Spending much of her time on the island at Broadmoor Castle (situated in the Thousand Islands on the St. Lawrence River of upper New York) Fanny was more at home out of doors fishing with her best friend and secret love Michael Atwell, than in the ballrooms mingling with society's rich and famous of that era. *** The authors, after a short prologue showing Fanny to be the most optimistic and naïve of the three cousins; having returned home from school to find her beloved grandfather dying. After his passing the bulk of the estate was divided in thirds. One third each to his two surviving sons; Fanny's Uncles Jonas and Quincy, and one third going to Fanny, only child of the third son, her father, the deceased Langley Broadmoor. As clearly detailed by the authors, Fanny's inheritance did not sit well with her avariciously and power hungry Uncle Jonas who was unfortunately, as the eldest son, appointed as her guardian. The naivety and trust Fanny holds is clearly defined as her uncle Jonas begins his manipulations to gain absolute control of Fanny's inheritance. Fanny was pretty much clueless as to the extremes her uncle would go to achieve his own selfish ends, especially in so far as trying to sink Fanny's relationship and future dreams of a life with her best friend and love, Michael Atwell, who was employed as the family's boat keeper. The question arose, would Fanny follow her heart or bow to society dictates while being manipulated by her uncle? In keeping the adventure high, and knowing he needs money to gain permission to even ask for Fanny's hand in marriage Michael accepts a deal and the funds Uncle Jonas loans him as the grub stake money he needed to go off and search for gold in the Yukon. Uncle Jonas is hoping that with Michael gone, he could easily maneuver Fanny's affections in the right direction; towards a man that Jonas can manipulate while still controlling Fanny's wealth. As the authors fleshed out the three cousins, the reader sees the three diverse personalities emerge and their bond and apparent love for one another. But now, no longer carefree children, would life's realities interfere with that love, or would fa

Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous

Fanny Broadmoor is enjoying life on the Thousand Islands on her grandparents estate. She's living a life of luxury along with her cousins Amanda and Sophie. There's also a hint of a forbidden romance with Michael, the family boat keeper. But all that changes when her grandfather dies and Fanny's inheritance is thrown into chaos due to her uncle's greedy control. Will she able to gain control of what is rightfully hers or will her uncle's lecherous ways leave Fanny with nothing to her name? The writing duo of Peterson and Miller has turned out another historical fiction series. I really liked their other two series about the Lowell mills so I was looking forward to their latest release. I enjoyed reading about what it was like to be in high class society in the 1800s. It was fun reading about living in a rich resort for vacations, going to balls, wearing fancy dresses, having picnics and not having to worry about the outside world. The three Broadmoor cousins are all very interesting because the girls are all different in how they think and act. Fanny is a character where she's very independent in how she acts but because of propriety and deference to her age she has to do what everyone else wants her to do. I didn't particularly enjoy Jonas' character. He seems to be only in it for the money and does despicable things to get it. He doesn't care about his niece's welfare or even his own daughter. It'll be interesting to see what happens to him in future books. Luckily this is the first book in a series because the ending does leave you hanging quite a bit. I'm looking forward to reading about what happens to Fanny and Michael's relationship as well as the adventures of the other Broadmoor cousins. Another fine effort from Peterson and Miller.