Becoming Georgia (Berkley Sensation) [Paperback]

Emily Carmichael (Author)

Book Description

Series: Berkley Sensation | Publication Date: July 1, 2003

Getting hitched is the last thing on Georgie Kennedy's mind. But if she wants to hold onto her Arizona gold mine, she may have to make nice with the strait-laced simpleton her grandfather wants her to wed.

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Georgie Kennedy is finally moving up a bit in life. She's sold one of her gold claims to her good friend, Cougar Barnes, and bought a little house in Prescott, Arizona. Unfortunately, her grandfather in Chicago informs her that the claim was not hers to sell and insists that she come to Chicago to settle the matter. He plans for her to marry a good friend's son to cement their pending business merger, which is plenty upsetting because Georgie happens to be one of the most ornery, cussing, dead-eye shots in Arizona Territory. When she finds out that her grandfather intends to turn her into a proper lady, only the thought of making things right with Cougar induces her to agree. What follows is a thoroughly enjoyable read as Georgie attempts to fit into society and juggle one man who thinks she's a "graceless Amazon" with another who thinks she's one of the boys. Both fall under Georgie's spell, as will Carmichael's happy readers. Maria Hatton
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Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Berkley (July 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 042519101X
• ISBN-13: 978-0425191019
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #459,054 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Becoming Georgia is Gold, January 14, 2007

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D. Thompson (Chicago,Illinois) - See all my reviews
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I'm not a person who usually reads strictly romance based novels without action of some sort but this novel was great through and through. All though the reading felt slow at times the amazing characters, Georgia and Cougar especially, more than made up for it. She was hilarious, couragious and a jewel that exceeded her time. Her self determination made her a sparkling individual and she was able to go on to defy the odds of society against her and incorporate them into her gold mining life.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Irresistible, July 3, 2003

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Georgie Kennedy can whip any man twice her size, and has. Now, though, she has come up against an opponent she just can't lick, her grandfather. It seems that the gold stake she sold Cougar Barnes actually belongs to the old goat, and he has reclaimed it. This puts Georgie in the awkward position of having inadvertently cheated a friend, but there is a way out of her mess. If she will agree to grandpa's terms, come back to "civilization", become a "lady" and marry the wimp he has picked out, thus cementing a business merger, the mine is hers, free and clear. This is not a solution that makes her really happy, but she has little choice. The wimp is nice enough, but the becoming a lady part, well, Georgie absalutely hates that part. She puts it a bit more colorfully, however. Grandpa's plans might have to change when Cougar shows up and interferes with Georgia's heart.

***** If you have laughed and enjoyed My Fair Lady and The Princess Diaries, then you will love BECOMING GEORGIA as well. One laugh follows another as we see the results of an irresistible object meeting an inmoveable force. *****

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very funny romance, July 2, 2003

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Becoming Georgia (Berkley Sensation) (Paperback)

In 1870, Chicago attorney Jacob Whittaker arrives in Prescott, Territory in Arizona to escort his client's granddaughter back to the Windy City. However, he expects a lady of some sort, but instead sees an arm wrestling female that makes Jacob believe his fee ought to double because he must change "George" into Georgia. Initially refusing to go east, Georgie girl is forced to when Jason informs her the mine she sold to Cougar Barnes was not hers to sell.

In Chicago, her grandpa offers her a deal. If she stays for one year and accepts the courting of his hand picked dolt, he will give her the mine outright even if she fails to wed his chosen one. As she struggles to change from a brawling mine working George into a facsimile of lady Georgia, Cougar arrives demanding ownership of the mine he bought from her.

BECOMING GEORGIA is an amusing mid nineteenth century Americana romance reminiscent of "Annie Get Your Gun". The story line contains a strong cast to include the lead couple, a secondary duo, her grandfather, and her friend Essie that bring Chicago and to a lesser degree Arizona in 1870 to life. However, it is the humor that makes this tale stand out in the bookshelves as fans will appreciate the antics of George of the desert turning into Georgia of the Windy City.

Harriet Klausner