Maggie and the Maverick

by Laurie Grant

Maggie And The Maverick by Laurie Grant released on Mar 25, 1999 is available now for purchase.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373290616
• ISBN13: 9780373290611
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Harlequin Books
• Length: 299 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

EXCELLENT - DEFINITELY A KEEPER #3 - Devlin Bros.

A bit more mild in the threats of danger but a well paced story. Garrick Devlin has been wounded emotionally when his wife, Cecelia ran away from him and his amputated leg. He will not trust another woman with his heart. Therein explains his harsh treatment of Margaret Harper. When Cal Devlin brought about the arrest of the banker, Robert Gillespie - Mayor Long took control of the newspaper equipment and offered it to someone who would give Gillespie a running newspaper. Garrick decided to try his hand at it as he would just be an hour away from the Devlin Ranch, that Sam is running, in Bryan and he would be close to Cal and his wife. In January of 1869, M.L. Harper arrives from Austin to Gillespie Springs, after ending a disasterious "love affair" with Captain Richard Burke of the Confederate Army. He would not wed her. [what did she think would happen after PMS?] Garrick is not happy. He assummed he was hiring a male printer. [Boy did she have a lot to teach Garrick about running a newspaper] Then his son, Johnny, shows up and she is afraid he is another married man. Jovita, once again shows up, as a great supporting character. And we meet Zeke Barbee, a man from Garrick's past, a slimy, nasty character. Best is Eureka, a protector, a friend and a helper. Garrick is very oppinionated about the Northerns ruling Texas and brings down the army, and wouldn't you know, old slimy Burke shows up to humiliate Maggie and try to reclaim her. Yeah! right! And Maggie gets information about the killers and, dang if she doesn't keep it to herself. [I know the story needs this confusion but these women are so empty-headed in not telling all.] All in all an excellent story - silly women - stubborn men and great friendships and family bonding. Trio is an excellent keeper -- Definitely Recommended -m

You just couldn't count on a woman!

At least, that is what Garrick Devlin believed. His wife Cecilia had recoiled in horror and disgust when she had discovered her husband was missing part of his leg. She had run away and committed bigamy soon after Garrick returned home from the Civil War. Garrick never heard from her for years - until she was near death; then she had sent the son he had never known about to live with him. Garrick is content to raise his son, forget about women in general, and run the new newspaper in a small Texas town. He is furious to learn that the pressMAN he had hired not only a woman, but a Yankee woman! Maggie Harper was a good pressman - well, pressperson - and knew she'd do a great job for Garrick's fledgling newspaper, if only he'd give her a chance! Maggie was fleeing her own disastrous love affair. She had been engaged to a Yankee captain who had "forgotten" to mention he was already married! Her reputation in shambles in Austin, Texas, she applies for a job as a pressman and never discloses her gender one way or the other. She'll show Garrick a thing or two - and as they work with one another, the more determined she is to show Garrick that not all women were like his faithless wife. I liked this book fairly well. This is one of the few Civil-War-era books I have read where the South isn't portrayed as evil, and the real story of what happened during Reconstruction isn't made more palatable. Since I lived in Texas for a while, I think that is great :) Garrick was an interesting character, although he was a bit too cruel to Maggie for much of the book. Maggie was a good heroine. At first I thought she was making too big of a deal over the fact that she wasn't a virgin, but after seeing reactions once the information was made known, maybe she wasn't overreacting after all! Besides Garrick's cruelty to Maggie, the only other complaint I had was the band of thieves that took up much of the book. Too much of the book was focused on capturing the thieves, and not nearly enough of the book was spent on Garrick's and Maggie's romance. Secondary plots shouldn't overwhelm the main plot, and that is what happened in this book. Still, it was an enjoyable book and I may read it again.

The book is so heart-warming!

This book is an amazing love story! It's the story of acceptance, comedy, and love conquering the odds! This book reminds you that no matter who or what you are, there is someone special out there for you! And if you're lucky, you just might find the person right under your nose!