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Kay, Karen - GRAY HAWK'S LADY  (Avon - 1997) (4)
Lady Genevieve Rohan is assisting her father with a cultural study of American Indians for a book due in one year's time. His book will not be complete without the inclusion of the elusive Blackfoot tribe, so when her father falls ill, Genevieve sets out for Missouri's Fort Union to persuade a Blackfoot to return with her for her father's research.

The trappers she hires wind up kidnapping Gray Hawk, the handsome warrior Genevieve had noticed at the fort. Gray Hawk vows revenge, and when he escapes, he takes Genevieve with him as his hostage. The two learn more about each other's cultures on the trip back to Gray Hawk's people, and as their respect for each other grows, so does the attraction between them. After they make love, Gray Hawk considers them married according to his people's beliefs, and he brings her back to his village as his "Sits-beside-him" wife. Genevieve is surprised to find she is happy living in Gray Hawk's village, with people she once thought of as "savages." However, she is still worried about her father and the completion of his book. When they return to her father's home in St. Louis, it becomes clear that she and Gray Hawk live in different worlds, and she wonders if their love will be enough to overcome the prejudice.

GRAY HAWK'S LADY is the first book in Kay's Blackfoot Warrior trilogy, and it's clearly evident that she did her research!  This is a touching, excellent read, and I highly recommend it. ~Karen Witkowski for Bookbug on the Web



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Kay, Karen - NIGHT THUNDER'S BRIDE  (Avon - 7/99) (4)
Setting: Northwest Territory, 1834
Captured by Indians, Rebecca Cothern is rescued by Night Thunder, a handsome Blackfoot warrior who has sworn to protect her. In order to do so without betraying his people, however, he must claim her as his wife.

Rebecca and Night Thunder had been on friendly terms while she was living at Fort Union, and now that she lives with him among the Blackfoot, strong feelings surface between them and they fall in love. Although the couple feels they belong together, problems soon arise because Night Thunder pledged to marry the beautiful Blue Raven Woman, and his honor demands he stand by that agreement. He promises Rebecca that she will be his "sits-beside-him wife," while Blue Raven Woman will be his second wife, but Rebecca cannot accept sharing her husband with another woman. She is torn between her feelings for Night Thunder and her beliefs and dreams. When Rebecca realizes she is pregnant and someone from Fort Union arrives to take her back, she is forced to make hard choices about her future.

NIGHT THUNDER'S BRIDE, the final book in Karen Kay's Blackfoot Warrior series, is a well-written story about two people from different worlds who have to learn to trust their hearts. The author adds authentic detail and a touch of the supernatural to this Native American romance that is bound to please a variety of readers. ~Karen Witkowski for Bookbug on the Web



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Kay, Karen - WHITE EAGLE'S TOUCH  (Avon - 1998) (4)
Katarina Wellington lives a pampered life in New York City. She is engaged to marry a marquess (simply for the title) and needs to obtain her dowry and inheritance early. Her uncle, whom she hasn't seen in 14 years, holds the purse strings. When he demands to meet and approve her fiancé before he hands over her inheritance, Katarina and the marquess travel west to meet him. Upon arriving in St. Louis, they are greeted by a handsome Blackfoot warrior named White Eagle, a good friend of her uncle, who was sent to escort the couple on the rest of the journey to Fort McKenzie.

Although she is instantly drawn to the warrior, Katarina doesn't remember that he saved her life in the flood that killed her parents when she was a child. But once they kiss, White Eagle relives that time, recalling the adoring five-year-old asking him to marry her. . .and his vow that he would. White Eagle considers that a commitment, and he is determined to make her love him again. It doesn't take long for the attraction between them to escalate, so Katarina tries to break up with her fiancé, but he threatens to ruin her reputation. However, Katarina and White Eagle are soon in love; and when the trio arrives at Fort McKenzie, there are some surprising developments and revelations about Katrina's family, her past, and the future.

This is the second book in Kay's Blackfoot Warrior series, but it easily stands alone. WHITE EAGLE'S TOUCH is an enjoyable read about two very different people with a shared past, who are given a second chance to rediscover each other and realize their destiny. ~Karen Witkowski for Bookbug on the Web



Kearsley, Susanna - MARIANA  (Bantam - 1995)
This book has a contemporay and historical setting, with a reincarnation theme. Anyone who is looking for a lot of sex may be disappointed, but for those who enjoy an extremely well-written, poignant romance, MARIANA will fill the bill. I have read this book four times, and the story is so beautiful, so moving, that I cannot help but sob over it. She is only the second or third author to move me to tears, and the first to do so even after several re-readings of the same work. I should hasten to add, however, that all of Kearsley's novels, in true romantic fashion, have ended well. ~Kim A. (kaermano@cgo.wave.ca)




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