Maisie Kentworth is being forced to stay on her parents' ranch. After a short-lived relationship with the wrong man, she's worried about inflaming things further between her former beau and her protective family. Left to rue her mistakes, she keeps busy exploring the idle mine at the edge of their property, where she discovers a great treasure.
Boone Bragg is also stuck. With his parents on vacation, the management of Bragg Mining falls on him, and one of his advisors wants him as a son-in-law. One wrong move, and Boone will end up either offending an associate or marrying a woman he can't endure.
While closing up a spent mine, Boone gets two surprises. One is a spitfire farm girl who's trespassing with a pickax, and the other is the amazing crystal cavern that she's discovered. Suddenly Boone sees a way to overhaul the family business. With part of the cavern on Kentworth land, Boone makes Maisie a proposal that he hopes will solve all of their problems. Instead it throws Joplin into chaos, and it will take all of Maisie's gumption to set things right.
I found this to be a good lighthearted read. Maisie is a down to earth girl who manages to get herself into mischief wherever she goes. She goes exploring and discovers a crystal cavern. Boone finds her there and the fun begins. Boone wants to save his business and the only way he sees to do that is to marry Maisie. Maisie wants to escape her family farm so they make a deal. Along the way they discover that someone is sabotaging the mine so it won't be able to open.
I recommend this to all who enjoy a good light hearted mystery.
I was given this book by Bethany House Publishing via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I was not compensated in any way.
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