BOOK REVIEW: The Plight of Maddie Gordon

 

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by: Laura V. Hilton

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Title: The Plight of Maddie Gordon

Author: Jeanie Marie Leach

Publisher: Treble Heart Books

ISBN: 1932695478

Genre: Inspirational/Historical/Romance

 

Mattie Gordon raised her son Will to be a good boy and she’s proud of the way he works hard to take care of his mother. Then a bounty hunter shows up with a wanted poster, claiming Will is a cattle rustler and a murderer. Mattie doesn’t believe a word of it, but Cyrus Braydon, the bounty hunter has a reputation for always getting his man and the poster said dead or alive.

 

A mother can’t be expected to stay home while someone threatens her son, so Mattie hits the trail, trying to find Will before Cyrus catches up with him. Eventually she learns her son isn’t what she believed him to be. Mattie knows he can’t avoid justice forever. She is driven to tell him about Jesus before it’s too late.

 

Jeanne Marie Leach’s The Plight of Mattie Gordon is the story of a mother torn between love for her son and the compelling need to do what’s right. Disappointed in her only child, facing hardships, and danger, all Mattie has left is her faith in God. Her unshakable faith helps her to carryon when it seems all hope is gone. An intriguing story with a captivating plot, if you like historical fiction, this one’s for you.