The Angel and the Warrior [Hardcover]

Karen Kay (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Berkley Sensation 2005/05 (2005)
• ISBN-10: 0739458426
• ISBN-13: 978-0739458426
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,504,368 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Writing under the pen names of Karen Kay and Gen Bailey, Karen is the author of seventeen best selling historical romances. She has been praised by reviewers and fans alike for bringing the historic American Indian culture to life, and she has been nominated for several different awards. Karen's great-grandmother was Choctaw Indian, and because of this, she is honored to be able to write stories that depict the Native American point of view.

All seventeen of her books concern the Native American culture, and says Karen, "With the power and passion of romance, I hope to bring about an awareness of the vital forces that helped shape the American Indian culture. There are some things that should never be forgotten."

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars terrific Indian romantic fantasy, September 6, 2005

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Angel and the Warrior (Berkley Sensation) (Paperback)

In 1817 on the NW Plains, elderly medicine man White Claw explains to the four preadolescents the curse of their tribe. Many moons ago, after killing 200 buffalo they killed a bird. That senseless murder angered Thunderer who took away the souls of four women. The irate tribe retaliated by killing four of Thunderer's children. In a rage he starts to eradicate the tribe of 2000, but the Creator intercedes by placing the tribe under a curse. Two days a year they will live on the mortal plane; the rest of the year in an ephemeral existence. The only hope to escape the curse resides in the Chosen One who must perform a heroic sacrificial deed by the time he is thirty.

In 1835, Burnt Chest knows he is running out of time to save his tribe but instead rescues Angelia Honeywell and her brother who lead a wagon train through the wilderness though they know nothing about the job, endangering their passengers to escape the law. As he helps them and he falls in love with Angelia, Burnt Chest knows he must not lose sight of his quest, but she is so pretty and warm as she reciprocates his deepest feelings.

THE ANGEL AND THE WARRIOR is a terrific Indian romantic fantasy that readers will enjoy from the moment when White Claw explains the dilemma to the four preadolescents. Burnt Chest is fabulous as he knows time is running out on his mission, but prefers spending what's left of his clock with Angelia. Though the emphasis is more on the romance, this fast-paced story line is driven by the desperation of Burnt Chest, who understands what is at stake.

Harriet Klausner

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars 3 stars, December 11, 2008

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D. K. Stokes - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Angel and the Warrior (Berkley Sensation) (Paperback)

The hero's tribe is under a curse--they live in a shadow land, and each generation one young man is chosen to try to break the curse. Visions lead him to the heroine--but is she supposed to help him, or are the visions a warning?

The Angel and the Warrior is not a bad story, but in general, I'm not fond of this sub-genre, and a half hour after I read it, I tried to write a review, and found I couldn't remember the story. Not sure if that says more about me, or the book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Caught me right from the start, March 15, 2010

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Caroline Veach - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Angel and the Warrior (Berkley Sensation) (Paperback)

The opening lines of this book were like music. I felt drawn into the story -- could picture it exactly. It felt like I was there.