"A good finale to the Shannon Sisters trilogy."
Though he has a wife and child, Rod acts more like a
daredevil teenager who simply won't grow up. His attitude
forces his spouse Maureen Shannon to make all the difficult
parenting and economic decisions that leads to the
alienation between mother and daughter. Rod takes the
ultimate plunge of irresponsibility when he dies dashing
down the Andes Mount Aconcagua. Following his death
Maureen worries about her child's health, poor performance
in school, and the need for them to spend more quality time
together. Holly fails to appreciate the stability Maureen
provides to her. Maureen fails to appreciate Holly's
grieving her father's loss, ignoring the one-year
anniversary of his death. A desperate Maureen relocates
them to her hometown of Canmore to be near her family. To keep his business Grizzly Peaks afloat, Jake Hartman
needs capital and has learned Maureen is a prospective
investor. He tries to persuade her to invest in his heli-
skiing business, but she remains reluctant because she
believes he is just a Rod clone. As they fall in love, she
sees his caring compassionate nature and he notices her
vulnerability, but will she reach out to Jake? The final Shannon Sisters novel, A LASTING PROPOSAL,
answers the questions from the two previous books while
providing the audience with an entertaining romance.
Maureen is an interesting person who learns that caring
responsible supermoms can have fun with their children
too. Jake is a goop (gorgeous, honest, and often pitiful)
that readers will either laugh at or smack. Still
Maureen's tale is a fine conclusion to C.J. Carmichael's
attractive trilogy. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted March 28, 2002
SummaryHe made her an offer she couldn't refuse--but did she
even try!
Jake Hartman's heli-skiing operation in the
foothills of the Canadian Rockies has been hugely
successful. But because of the major outlays he now wants
to make, he needs a capital infusion. A bank loan is a
nonissue--Jake's not keen on debt. But a silent partner
would do the trick.
Widowed Maureen Shannon, eldest of the Shannon
sisters, has just moved back to the sleepy town of Canmore,
hoping that slow-paced living will help mend her
deteriorating relationship with her twelve-year-old
daughter. Jake's proposal sounds good.
But then Jake makes Maureen a second offer--a lasting
proposal she's much more reluctant to accept...
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