I was really excited to read this story as I loved Joyce’s Fires of Paradise. In that book, the
wonderful hero, Shoz Savage, who is part Apache, remembers his parents with
great fondness and speaks of their continuing love for each other. Now we have
their story.
Set in the New Mexico Territory in 1860, beautiful blonde
Candice Carter, a rancher's daughter, has made a foolish decision, eloping with
one of her suitors against the wishes of her father and brothers. But the man
has no intention of marrying her. He is a despicable cad out to take her
virtue. When she realizes he intends to rape her, she shoots him and flees.
Dying in the desert, she is found by Jack Savage, a half-breed
Apache, who brings her back to life. Though the attraction is immediate, Jack
is honorable and intends to return her to her family unscathed. But when he is
wounded, she steals his horse and leaves him. He will rescue her twice more
before it's all over in this fast-paced romance that kept me up reading late
into the night.
This is a great story of the American west where prejudices
against Indians and children with Indian blood ran high. This tells the story
of the Apache culture and the wars between Cochise and the white men who
betrayed him. Our hero gets caught in the middle, neither white nor red. He is
torn.
Joyce weaves a complex tale of love, lies and betrayal. I highly recommend this one.
The Darkest Heart
is a prequel of sorts for Joyce's Bragg Saga:
Innocent Fire (Derek
Bragg and Miranda)
Firestorm (Storm
Bragg and Brett)
Violet Fire (Rathe
Bragg and Grace)
Dark Fires (Nicholas
Bragg and Jane)
The Fires of Paradise
(Lucy Bragg and Shoz)
Scandalous Love (Nicole
Bragg Shelton and Hadrian)
Secrets (Regina
Bragg Shelton and Slade Delanza)
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