I was hoping to enjoy this book but didn't. I know a lot of women like the story line but I found some of the assumptions a bit far fetched, such as a raid of one tribe upon another resulting in the attacked being destroyed without harming one of the attackers.

The plot is very good, but the use of English is very plain. In some cases the English was very confused. The work could use a good editing.

I was expecting more in the way of emotional response during the scant loving making scenes. The scenes seemed more mechanical than anything else with the characters going through the motions.

And yet Edwards knows how to express the emotional aspects of her characters quite elegantly at times. The mystery surrounding the disappearance of the child at the beginning of the book is what kept me hooked.

As a pulp fiction novel, this work holds no special place. It's just another interesting story. If you can get past some of the unbelievable details, you might enjoy this story. However, if you're easily distracted by glaring inconsistencies, you'll find this book to be jarring at times. ( )

I have to say I was a little underwhelmed. I'm used to loving Cassie's historical/Indian romances. This was good, but only just. The characters weren't exciting and didn't draw me into the story like usual. The writing was kind of bland and the plot was kind of stiff.

Shirleen is a battered woman who had initially married her husband because she believed she loved him and that he would take her away from her boring home life. Nope. He was an evil bastard that beat her so frequently and badly that he left scars on her back. Years later, they have a child together and, with the fear that he will eventually being abusing their daughter as she grows older, Shirleen makes plans to runaway.

The morning of her planned escape, their small community is attacked by a band of renegade Comanche. All all slaughtered save her. She is taken captive but is eventually rescued by Chief Blue Thunder who was searching for captive warriors belonging to a band that he is allied with.

Long story short, they are hesitant, but fall in love quickly. He rescues her daughter, they marry. There's very little drama and no "damsel in distress" trope which is refreshing, yet I was kind of hoping for it.

It wasn't bad, but it was kind of boring. ( )