Muldoon’s Minnesota Darling

A heartsore widower with hidden fears and little faith... The naïve daughter of a farmer guarding a repulsive secret... A township unaware of the hidden menace amongst them... Heartbroken from losing his family and his farm, Mick Muldoon is hopeful as he emigrates to America with his siblings. All he finds is despair and no work. Were America's rumored promises of plenty all lies? Would God ever hear and answer his prayers? Seventeen-year-old Shauna McGann is determined to marry Mick Muldoon despite her mother's objections. His past and his limp might repulse others, but not her. What burdens Shauna is her terrible secret – a secret she promised her friends she would keep. Now Shauna needs help and protection. Could she trust Mick, or will she lose everything by telling him? Will Mick finally be free of loss and find success in America? Will Shauna overcome her fears and finally feel safe? In this Muldoon's Misfortunes prelude novella, author E.V. Sparrow creates a provoking tale of flickering faith and enduring hope through an emigrant's efforts to adapt, and a young woman's unprejudiced love. He reveals it to the appalled town fathers. They devise a plan to deal with the creep. Mick's protection of Shauna and the town's young women convinces Cassandra McGann that he's dependable. She gives her consent and encouragement to their courtship. Can he risk marriage and family again under Mister Death's curse? Should he risk the idea of a perfect life? Or is he being selfish with his secret hopes of love and acceptance he had in the Old Country? With the outbreak of tuberculosis in the region, Mick despairs. Does God love him enough to guard his family from Mister Death? Muldoon's Minnesota Darling fills in the missing years of Mick's life in the first book of a new three-book historical fiction series, Muldoon's Misfortunes. The first book of three is set for release on December 5, 2023. The Muldoon family have their messy, secret, survival stories. Despite life in a biased era, this quirky, impoverished, Irish Catholic family struggles with their 1860s culture, faith, and determination to conquer it all in America.