Maud's life remained hard even though she was wealthy. Her grandmother wouldn't allow her to make changes to the house. There was still no electricity or running water. She couldn't leave her grandmother to travel. However, magazines that had once rejected her work sent requests for her stories.
Maud had a secret. On October 12, 1906, she had became engaged to Ewen Macdonald, a Presbyterian minister. Like herself, Ewen was of Scottish descent. This pleased Maud. There was one drawback. Maud couldn't leave her grandmother to marry him. Soon after they were engaged, Ewen went to Scotland to study for a year. In 1910, Ewen was transferred to Ontario to minister over two churches. The couple seldom saw each other.
On March 5, 1911, Maud's grandmother died. Maud was heartbroken. Her grandmother was the only mother Maud had ever known.
Maud and Ewen were married on July 5, 1911 and left for a honeymoon in Scotland. Upon their return, they took up residence in Leaskdale, Ontario. Maud missed her beloved "island," but lived in Ontario for the rest of her life.
In 1912, Maud gave birth to a son, Chester. Another son was stillborn two years later. In 1915, Stewart was safely welcomed into the world.
Maud wrote every morning and trained the boys not to interrupt her work. The rest of the day was devoted to her sons and church work.
In 1914, Maud's income was $12,000. Later she was making $46,000. annually.
When Maud completed "Rilla of Ingleside," she thought it would be the last of the "Anne" series. However, she wrote two more. Maud was anxious to write about a new character - "Emily of New Moon."
Maud's contract with L.C. Page & Company expired in 1916. She signed with McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart, a Canadian publisher. L.C. Page didn't want to lose such a prominent author and took her to court. They published "Further Chronicles of Avonlea," without her permission. Maud sued!
Ewen began to suffer from depression, insomnia and headaches. Afraid he would lose his job, Maud covered up his illness.
In January 1923, Maud became the first Canadian woman to be named a "Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts," in England. Maude once again began to concentrate on her writing.
In 1925, Ewen became minister of the Presbyterian churches in Union and Norval, Ontario. Though Maud hated to leave Leaskdale, she loved her home in Norval. It was the first time she'd lived in a house with electricity.
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