the promise of jenny jones by maggie osborne

Just when it looks like there are too many of the enemy, Jenny runs into another one - Ty Sanders, brother of Graciela?s father - who doesn?t want any help taking his niece back to California.īefore long, folks are being stabbed, shot and tossed off trains! There?s lots of action and dialogue that rings true. Jenny and Graciela take an instant dislike to each other and Graciela wants to go to ANY relative rather than stay with Jenny.įinally, lots of greedy people are related to Graciela ? and they all seem willing to do a little killing in order to get a piece of the inheritance.įortunately for Graciela, Jenny is a resourceful, fearless woman who is on a mission. Graciela is a prissy brat who is used to being waited on and coddled. Lest you think this is too simple a task, consider three other problems. Though she and the six-year-old Graciela get off to a rocky start, Jenny will do everything in her power to keep her promise, even with the child's cousins in hot pursuit. It is NOT a creepy, child-molesty thing at all. A desperate mother takes Jenny Jones' place in front of a firing squad in exchange for Jenny's promise to see her daughter safely to California. The Mexican cousins on the mother?s side want to kill her (to inherit from Margarita). Young woman (I think she's 16) is orphaned when her rancher father dies, so their ranch hand agrees to marry her so she can stay on the ranch rather than get shipped to foster care. The problem? Graciela is the heiress to 2 vast fortunes, from both sides of her family. If he is no longer living, Jenny must raise the child herself. Her price? Take Margarita?s 6 year-old daughter (Graciela) to the child?s father (Robert Sanders, an Anglo) living in California. Margarita Sanders, a Mexican aristocrat who will die soon of consumption (tuberculosis), offers to trade places with Jenny. The moment she said she?d shot the man, she was doomed - circumstances didn?t matter.

She was attacked by a drunken Mexican and shot him to prevent an assault.

Twenty-four year-old Jenny Jones is going to die tomorrow before a Mexican firing squad ? all because she wouldn?t lie. Maggie Osborne?s forte is character development and it shines in this book! Five stars just aren?t enough! This is an amazing story. The Promise of Jenny Jones (Paperback) by Maggie Osborne (shelved 12 times as maggie-osborne) avg rating 4.

The promise of jenny jones by maggie osborne