Catherine

Calvert-Bennington #3

by Maura Seger

From the moment he saved her from a gang of Boston toughs, Catherine Bennington lost her heart to handsome Evan O'Connell. Against all odds the Beacon Hill beauty and the boy from the Irish slums pledged themselves in marriage.

With strength and determination Evan built a great business empire, only to fall victim to sabotage and even Catherine's boundless love couldn't heal his wounded pride.

As prejudice and vicious rivalry thwarted their lives and love, Catherine withdrew from Evan and became a formidable businesswoman in her own right. The advent of World War I threw everything into turmoil. Could the passionate love they had shared be rekindled?

347 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1988

About the author

Maura Seger was born in 1951. She and her husband, Michael, met while they were both working for the same company. They married after a whirlwind courtship that might have been taken directly from romance novel. She credits her husband's patient support and good humor for helping her fulfill the lifelong dream of being a writer.

Published since 1982, Maura Seger is a prolific novelist, who also wrote under many pseudonyms over time: Maeve Fitzgerald, Anne MacNeill, Jenny Bates, Sara Jennings, Laurel Winslow, Laura Michaels, Laura Hastings, and Josie Litton. She used different pennames to re-invent herself.

She is happily at work on a new novel, because she finds that writing each romance is and adventure filled with fascinating people who never fail to surprise her. When she isn't writing, she keeps busy homeschooling her two children and thinking of new stories. She lives in New England, USA, with her husband, children and menagerie... mostly.

Reviews

[MKLM · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars. Slightly ridiculous but entertaining nonetheless.