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Missouri #3
Almost Eden
From the moment Baptiste Lightbody found beautiful Maggie in the Missouri Territory, he knew they were two parts of the same spirit. Shunned by a world that called him a half-breed, and her a witch, they brave the wilderness to find a paradise of their own. But Lightfoot and Maggie soon face a test that could break their hearts, or unite them forever.
336 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published April 1, 2001
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About the author
Dorothy Garlock
86 books382 followersDorothy Garlock was a best-selling American author of over 60 historical romance novels, most of them set in the American West. More than 20 million copies of her books are in print, in 18 languages. Her books have been on the New York Times best seller list seven times. She was named one of the 10 most popular writers of women's fiction four years in a row, from 1985-1988. In 1997, she was awarded the Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award. Garlock is also a member of the Romance Writers Hall of Fame.
Garlock worked as an editor, agent and publicist for most of her writing career. She was a native of Texas who grew up in Oklahoma then married and moved to Iowa. Garlock donated many of her manuscripts and other unpublished writings to the University of Iowa libraries.
Pen names include:
Johanna Phillips
Dorothy Phillips
Dorothy Glenn
Garlock worked as an editor, agent and publicist for most of her writing career. She was a native of Texas who grew up in Oklahoma then married and moved to Iowa. Garlock donated many of her manuscripts and other unpublished writings to the University of Iowa libraries.
Pen names include:
Johanna Phillips
Dorothy Phillips
Dorothy Glenn
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March 9, 2024
I read this years ago, but didn't realize it until I started it. I read it again and really liked it. A half breed Indian marries a beautiful young woman and they head west to live in the western mountains. Lots of problems along the way, but it makes the story interesting. A good book.
April 25, 2020
Bittersweet.......
I don't think I have ever read a book from beginning to end where the hero and heroine are together and in love from the start of the storyline without any kidnapping or plots to keep them apart. Light and Maggie were together throughout the whole storyline and no jealous female ex lover trying to break them up! Awesome. Needed the tissues towards the end typical for this author. Will always recommend a Dorothy Garlock love story.
I don't think I have ever read a book from beginning to end where the hero and heroine are together and in love from the start of the storyline without any kidnapping or plots to keep them apart. Light and Maggie were together throughout the whole storyline and no jealous female ex lover trying to break them up! Awesome. Needed the tissues towards the end typical for this author. Will always recommend a Dorothy Garlock love story.
March 18, 2022
Wonderful adventure!
This is my favorite book of the many Dorothy Garlock gave to the world. I found myself weeping at the end - as I realize was the author's intention. It is well worth investing your time.
This is my favorite book of the many Dorothy Garlock gave to the world. I found myself weeping at the end - as I realize was the author's intention. It is well worth investing your time.
June 23, 2025
Exceptional Series
I don't usually review each book in a series. I wait until the end. This was a beautiful series with an abundance of love. It shows what can be accomplished when we work together.
I don't usually review each book in a series. I wait until the end. This was a beautiful series with an abundance of love. It shows what can be accomplished when we work together.
November 14, 2019
A typical book in book
Take any author that you may have liked and book in will find their worst book and say it was a bestseller. This one was absurdly stupid!
Take any author that you may have liked and book in will find their worst book and say it was a bestseller. This one was absurdly stupid!
January 19, 2022
ALMOST EDEN by Dorothy Garlock
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#almosteden #dorothygarlock #historicalfiction #favoritebooks
November 2, 2022
A scout falls in love with a gentle girl, and they travel west to settle after many harrowing trials. A descriptive tale of early settlers and the difficulties they faced.
December 7, 2023
One of my favorite books. Has a very magical feel about it that I just love!
June 5, 2019
This is one strange book! The action and adventure were great; Maggie was something else again. In some ways, it seemed more like a fantasy than flesh-and-blood people. I simply could not believe that Light did not consider the serious problem Maggie would have if he died - until well into the story!
Maggie wasn't real. Period. Light was fascinating and they seemed evenly matched (neither was a darling of the people who surrounded them; Maggie was considered a witch; Light, as a child of a white man and an Indian woman, was never accepted by either race).
The story between Eli and Aee was more interesting in many ways than that of the main characters; they seemed real. Perhaps Eli said it best when he told Aee that he loved her because she was strong and could take care of many things ... Maggie would always have to have someone take care of her.
There were flashes of humanity in Maggie when she admitted to Light that she hadn't known much about birthing until they spent the winter at the MacMillan's house. She also tried to learn useful womanly tasks while with the MacMillan's.
I liked the conflict between Eli and Light. The reader didn't understand the problem until just before Eli explained it to Light. How Eli got the info was a bit far-fetched, but Garlock handled the rest of this segment of the story well.
The closing scene was ...' dumber than dirt.' Talk about convenient; it ruined the story for me!
Annie Lash
1. Wild Sweet Wilderness (1985)
2. Annie Lash (1985)
3. Almost Eden (1995)
Maggie wasn't real. Period. Light was fascinating and they seemed evenly matched (neither was a darling of the people who surrounded them; Maggie was considered a witch; Light, as a child of a white man and an Indian woman, was never accepted by either race).
The story between Eli and Aee was more interesting in many ways than that of the main characters; they seemed real. Perhaps Eli said it best when he told Aee that he loved her because she was strong and could take care of many things ... Maggie would always have to have someone take care of her.
There were flashes of humanity in Maggie when she admitted to Light that she hadn't known much about birthing until they spent the winter at the MacMillan's house. She also tried to learn useful womanly tasks while with the MacMillan's.
I liked the conflict between Eli and Light. The reader didn't understand the problem until just before Eli explained it to Light. How Eli got the info was a bit far-fetched, but Garlock handled the rest of this segment of the story well.
The closing scene was ...' dumber than dirt.' Talk about convenient; it ruined the story for me!
Annie Lash
1. Wild Sweet Wilderness (1985)
2. Annie Lash (1985)
3. Almost Eden (1995)
February 19, 2017
The weakest of the trilogy. The first 2 chapters were just the end of the previous book. All the antagonists are just rapists. The main female Maggie seems to be a bit simple, but no one really notices she is being taken advantage of. They constantly refer to the ladies as "girls" because they are indeed girls, which leads me to believe someone really isn't noticing they are way to young to be married off!
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February 20, 2020
A Native American man falls for green eyed beauty then they make way west having to protect themselves & find allies.
April 28, 2013
Good romance and adventure set in early 19th Century USA. This is usually not a genre that I seek out.
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