A Family for Maddie
In 1869, Josiah Case Williams heads to the Montana Territory to bury himself in his freight business after being left at the altar at his wedding. Meanwhile, fearless, intelligent Maddie McClellan’s father is never home. Her mother deems her unladylike and awkward. When Mr. McClellan becomes Montana’s Territorial Indian Agent, the family moves westward, and Maddie’s mother and sister becomes increasingly hostile. Every problem is blamed on Maddie. However, to Case, who is now a successful businessman, Maddie is refreshingly honest. He wants to give her his heart, but his past makes him reluctant. Together they must learn about love and trust, especially when Case finds he is the adoptive father of five little Indian girls. The story will touch the heart, as well as teach the reader of the hardships of settling the western U.S. The difficulties and mistrust between the whites and Indian people are also both fascinating and sad.
