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Beyond the Horizon (Love Spell Historical Romance)

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A book that keeps you interested from start to finish!

Red and white, Indian and settler, male and female, they came together in a fierce clash of wills as the wagon trains rolled ever westward, following the dream of a new life . . . BEYOND THE HORIZON.

As the sheltered daughter of the once prosperous Branigan family, beautiful Shannon was ill-prepared for the rigors of the Oregon Trail, but she was still less prepared for half-breed scout, Swift-Blade. His dark eyes seemed to pierce her very soul, stripping away layers of civilization and baring her hidden longing to his savage gaze. His bronzed arms were forbidden to her, his searing kisses just a tantalizing fantasy; but as the countless miles passed beneath the wagon wheels, taking them to the heart of Indian Territory. Shannon sensed that this untamed land would give her new strength and the freedom to love the man who could fullfill her wild desire.

Don't miss the other exciting books related to Swift Blade Stryker and Shannon Branigan... PROMISED SUNRISE by Robin Lee Hatcher tells the love story between Shannon Branigan's brother Tucker Branigan; and A PROMISE OF THUNDER by Connie Mason is the love story of Swift Blade and Shannon's son Grady Stryker and Storm Kennedy.

This is probably my second favorite book that Connie Mason has written (only being outdone by My Lady Vixen). I honestly don't read much Connie Mason anymore because it seemed like she was just rehashing the same story over and over again, but with different names given to her characters.
She absolutely hooked me with Beyond the Herizon, and I ended up tracking down the rest of the Branigan stories. I must say Mason's novel is stylistcally different from the rest of series, but I think that is to it's credit. It's definately the best installment in the series and definately a keeper.
The story does have a serious theme thread through out the novel, in that it deals with the descrimination of Native Ameriacans towards the end of the Indian Wars. It's a beautiful story really and I definately believe that if you're a Connie Mason fan, or even if you are not, that you'll definately enjoy Blade's and Shannon's story.

Beyond the Horizon is on of the best of Ms. Masons books. Having the orginal and 2 copies of the new prints of it. It is one story that you enjoy each time you read it. Blade taking on a job as wagon scout (after being ask by the President to find out who is selling guns to the Indians). Shannon joins the wagon train to meet her family , who went ahead of her when she stayed behind to care for a sick aunt. Both not wanting to admit it are attraced to each other. Although Blades tries to disuade her many times, Love wins out and they have many obstacles which they must overcome from both white settlers and the Indians, their love grows stronger as they finally find the happiness they are striving for.

I think I was around 15 or 16 when I started reading Connie Mason and I really enjoyed her books then so much so that I have already read and owned this book but because it was one of my favorite's I bought it again. I don't know what it is about her characters but I fall in love with them every time and the love story in every book she writes is always big which can only work for me if the writer has strong main characters and that's also what I like she writes about strong women and the strong men who love them. Her books are great too get away from everything for a while I know I enjoy them.

The whole story was actually pretty boring. It had it's moments, but it was the worst book I read so far on Connie Mason. The main point in the story was that Blade was being discriminated beacause he was a indian and because of this, he and Shannon could not be together. And even after they had gotten married, the discrimination included Shannon. It was more on the indian heritage of being outcasted by the white society than a romance novel. I thought Shannon and Blade lusted after each other than felt any love toward each other.

Beyond the Horizon is a boring and disappointing book. I didn't like the heroine. She was just too perfect. The hero is a little better, but just when it seems that I could like him, he does or says something stupid. This is Indian romance at its least exciting. I'm given it a 3, because it does have its moments.

Mason just drowns the story in sex. I didn't finish it. By Ruth Thompson author of "Natchez Above The River" and `The Bluegrass Dream"

This is one of my favorite titles of romance. Sadly I cannot say that about all of Connie Mason's work. Most of it seems so cut and paste. You can interchange the characters from any of her books, they're so similar anymore. Not so with this book. This book made me really care about the characters. When they worried, I worried. When they laughed, I laughed. But most importantly when they loved, I loved.

the characters in this book were vivid and spell binding. connie has once again made the reader beleive in love and romance. i couldn't put it down until i finished it. a must read for all hist. romance fans.

As book two of the "Women of the West", I was VERY disappointed in this book. Ms. Mason seems to feel that explicit sex is the only way to keep a reader's interest in a good story. But the other books in the series shows differently. The possibilities of carrying on the Branigan storyline is great, so reader, please continue with the following books of the Branigan family and you wont be disappointed!!