Mad about Maddie

by Cheryl Anne Porter

Book Overview

Everybody of picturesque Hanscomb Harbor knows about pretty shop owner Maddie Copeland's bad luck. Getting bitten by a dog has made her absolutely phobic about the critters. getting left at the altar... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312978952
• ISBN13: 9780312978952
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.3" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Slower paced romance book

"Mad About Maddie" deals with Maddie Copeland, a small town girl who inherited a fortune from an elderly friend who died. Maddie was shocked to hear of the news and even more shocked the meet Hank Madison, the grandson and heir to the fortune that she inherited. Hank, was a city guy, no time to relax, busy at work and very ambitious. Hank assumed that Maddie was one of those women who conned his grandfather. What was more shocking was the rest of the will which said that Hank could inherit the holdings and companies if Hank agreed to stay in the small town under Maddie's supervision for six weeks, and not suppose to work at all. It was in other words, a set up by his grandfather. This was how Maddie and Hank grew to like each other and eventually fall in love.This is a slower paced "chick lit," and if you are looking for a fast paced, and lots of action, this is not the book for you. However, slower pace is not necessarily a bad thing as the characters were well developed and you get to know them better. Another thing I like about this book is that, the relationship between Maddie and Hank was slowly developed and was not rushed like other books and I think that is great. Also, the secondary characters in this books are fun and very charismatic. Lastly, the writing is clear and concise and I think this is not your usual romance book and it is quite refreshing.

Readers will get a hoot out of this one!

Maddie Copeland was wary of men. However, one of her est friends was an elderly man named James Madison Sr. For the last three summers James had rented one of the run down cottages on the beach of Hanscomb Harbor, Connecticut. He was one of the best customers of Maddie's Gifts and Maddie loved his sense of humor best. James even made Maddie promise to have his body cremated and his ashes poured into the hollowed-out belly of a hideous, red-glazed, ceramic lobster clock (he even showed Maddie how to do it) instead of an urn. Maddie honored that wish. But she had no idea how rich James was until the reading of his will! Maddie had become rich! The question was: How rich? James "Hank" Madison III was used to buying off the young blond women who often tried to marry his grandfather for his money. Hank believed Maddie was no different. Hank was even too busy being CEO of his Fortune 500 company to do as the will demanded of him. But Hank had no choice. Unless he spent six weeks away from New York (in Hanscomb Harbor) with no phone, fax, computer, or anything, his company and all his inheritance went to someone named Maddie! Even James and Hank's close friend and attorney, Jim Thornton, agreed with the deceased Madison, the traitor! ut it seemed Madison Sr was matching up Hank and Maddie from the grave, like their own guardian angel ... or devil. **** I found this story to be a true delight until near the end. Once the pair finally got together, it became too long winded. However, up until the last page this story was filled with humor. In fact, I found myself chuckling out loud several times and sharing pieces of the more humorous sections with my husband! Readers will get a hoot out of this one! Great book!

A delightful romp

For the past three summers Maddie Copeland, owner of Maddie's Gifts, enjoyed the friendship of octogenarian James Madison, a visitor of Hanscomb Harbor, Connecticut. The deceased's grandson Hank thinks the mysterious bimbo is another gold digger who got lucky when James died. When they meet, he treats her accordingly though she finds herself attracted to him, but quite angry at his behavior towards her. Further shocking Maddie is that James named her in his will. She inherits the entire mega business that she never knew James owned if his grandson fails to take a six-week vacation in Hanscomb Harbor with no business conducted there. If he succeeds, Maddie gains James' personal fortune if she spends six weeks in New York. In both cases, they must report to one another. James had felt that Maddie and Hank are perfect and is playing matchmaker form heaven. Readers will be mad about Cheryl Anne Porter's delectably humorous contemporary romance, quite a change from one of the top historical authors. The story line is very amusing as both lead characters are attracted to one another and connected through their love of the recently departed, but neither trusts the intentions of the other. Ms. Porter takes an old theme and brings freshness to it through the antics of Maddie and Hank to adhere and circumvent James' iron clad will.Harriet Klausner