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MacKenna's Promise
The Final Meeting?
Meg MacKenna had come to find her husband for only one reason: to get a divorce. She needed her freedom if she was to marry kindly old Arthur and provide for her daughter’s future. But slave traders had very different plans for little Jenny.
Cameron MacKenna hadn’t seen his wife, Meg, in four years, and he’d never seen his daughter. Suddenly he was afraid he would never see either of them alive again. Kidnappers had taken his little girl, and Meg had set off alone across the plains of Kenya to find her. But even if Cameron could rescue his wife and child, could he bear to see them return home to another man?
Meg MacKenna had come to find her husband for only one reason: to get a divorce. She needed her freedom if she was to marry kindly old Arthur and provide for her daughter’s future. But slave traders had very different plans for little Jenny.
Cameron MacKenna hadn’t seen his wife, Meg, in four years, and he’d never seen his daughter. Suddenly he was afraid he would never see either of them alive again. Kidnappers had taken his little girl, and Meg had set off alone across the plains of Kenya to find her. But even if Cameron could rescue his wife and child, could he bear to see them return home to another man?
299 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1994
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June 6, 2018
2.75 stars
It was dry and the main character, Men, was a total nitwit. I get the whole mom needing to rescue her child thing, being a mom myself, but she just did not believe that anything bad would or could happen to her in the wilds of Africa in the late 1800's. Even after seeing several instances of bad things, she still believed that the animals would leave her a.one, the tribes would be gracious to her, and her daughter's kidnappers would give her back when she showed up. I don't normally get riled over the over the top stories, but this one was a bit too unreal.
It was dry and the main character, Men, was a total nitwit. I get the whole mom needing to rescue her child thing, being a mom myself, but she just did not believe that anything bad would or could happen to her in the wilds of Africa in the late 1800's. Even after seeing several instances of bad things, she still believed that the animals would leave her a.one, the tribes would be gracious to her, and her daughter's kidnappers would give her back when she showed up. I don't normally get riled over the over the top stories, but this one was a bit too unreal.
August 8, 2023
Talk about high stakes, and grim endurance on a quest to save a four year old girl from a band of slave traders. Not gonna lie, I was a little bit 'uh guys, is this really the time for romance?'. It seemed weird to have two people getting horny and shagging when their daughter has been abducted and may be being subjected to god knows what atrocities. They oscillate between agonizing over what might be happening to the little girl, to getting all sex tingles by looking at each others lips. Fucking wild man.
That being said, I was glued, hooked, immersed, sucked in! All that shizz.
Although I have to say Cameron wasn't that much of a catch as far as I was concerned. He was kind of a loser, a really lame loser.
That being said, I was glued, hooked, immersed, sucked in! All that shizz.
Although I have to say Cameron wasn't that much of a catch as far as I was concerned. He was kind of a loser, a really lame loser.
November 19, 2023
Uma boa história sobre salvar um casamento.
Cameron é um engenheiro inglês construindo pontes, estradas, etc. na África de fins do século XIX que recebe a visita de sua filha e esposa, Meg, que transmigrou com o intuito de salvar o casamento.
Embora haja suficiente ação para que a história não se fixe apenas no casal, o interessante é justamente observar como duas pessoas adultas resolvem pequenos problemas de convivência e retomam o romance depois de quase cinco anos separados.
Surpreendentemente bom.
Cameron é um engenheiro inglês construindo pontes, estradas, etc. na África de fins do século XIX que recebe a visita de sua filha e esposa, Meg, que transmigrou com o intuito de salvar o casamento.
Embora haja suficiente ação para que a história não se fixe apenas no casal, o interessante é justamente observar como duas pessoas adultas resolvem pequenos problemas de convivência e retomam o romance depois de quase cinco anos separados.
Surpreendentemente bom.
January 12, 2011
From the back cover:
The final meeting?
Meg MacKenna had come to find her husband for only one reason: to get a divorce. She needed her freedom if she was to marry kindly old Arthur and provide for her daughter's future. But slave traders had very different plans for little Jenny.
Cameron MacKenna hadn't seen his wife, Meg, in four years, and he'd never seen his daughter. Suddenly he was afraid he would never see either of them alive again. Kidnappers had taken his little girl, and Meg had set off alone across the plains of Kenya to find her. But even if Cameron could rescue his wife and child, could he bear to see them return home to another man?
And my review:
This was the first book I had ever read by this author, and I was impressed. The book starts off with a often-used theme: the shotgun wedding. The author shows her talent right away in making this opening scene compelling, and not at all stale.
The characters were both wonderful - the kind that jumped right into your heart. He was a good man (you could see this right away), and she was so plucky and feisty that it was impossible not to root for her. The problems keeping them apart were real and valid, not the stupid misunderstanding you seem to find so often in romance novels.
The author has done splendid background research, and she made Kenya come alive for me. She did a wonderful job of weaving in the historical detail without distracting from the plot.
The romance was well written - and the author didn't take the easy way out by using lust and sex to hold her characters together. This book had a very good balance of action, suspense and romance.
The final meeting?
Meg MacKenna had come to find her husband for only one reason: to get a divorce. She needed her freedom if she was to marry kindly old Arthur and provide for her daughter's future. But slave traders had very different plans for little Jenny.
Cameron MacKenna hadn't seen his wife, Meg, in four years, and he'd never seen his daughter. Suddenly he was afraid he would never see either of them alive again. Kidnappers had taken his little girl, and Meg had set off alone across the plains of Kenya to find her. But even if Cameron could rescue his wife and child, could he bear to see them return home to another man?
And my review:
This was the first book I had ever read by this author, and I was impressed. The book starts off with a often-used theme: the shotgun wedding. The author shows her talent right away in making this opening scene compelling, and not at all stale.
The characters were both wonderful - the kind that jumped right into your heart. He was a good man (you could see this right away), and she was so plucky and feisty that it was impossible not to root for her. The problems keeping them apart were real and valid, not the stupid misunderstanding you seem to find so often in romance novels.
The author has done splendid background research, and she made Kenya come alive for me. She did a wonderful job of weaving in the historical detail without distracting from the plot.
The romance was well written - and the author didn't take the easy way out by using lust and sex to hold her characters together. This book had a very good balance of action, suspense and romance.
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