Comanche Magic [Mass Market Paperback]

Catherine Anderson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 18, 1994

Because of the many secrets that she guards, lovely Franny Graham refuses to give into her feelings for part-Comanche Chase Wolf, but her powerful and determined admirer refuses to let her past destroy their future together.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: HarperTorch; First Edition edition (September 18, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061083070
• ISBN-13: 978-0061083075
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,288,497 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Catherine Anderson lives in the pristine woodlands of Central Oregon.

She is married to her high
school sweetheart, Sid, and is the author of more than twenty bestselling and award-winning historical and contemporary romances.

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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comanche Magic ..., December 28, 2006

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D.M. (Lover of all things Heart) "laugh a lot... (CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Comanche Magic (Mass Market Paperback)

This book is the last installement in the Comanche saga books, starting with "Comache Moon" "Comanche Heart" "Indigo Blue" and then we have "Comanche Magic" the story of Indigo's brother Chase, and the woman he falls in love with, Franchine.

Chase returns to Wolf's landing after several years of absence as he worked the timber business. Now he's back due to an injury. Life has made him a hardened and cynical man. He first meets Franchine when she is visiting his sister Indigo. He doesn't know that she is a prostitute. Later when he learns the truth about her work, Chase rudely and coldly tells Franchine to stay away from his sister and her family.

Franchine is a victim in every meaning of the word. Her story is heartwrenching. She conjures images in her mind, of good memories, of the beautiful life which she lost at the tender age of 13, when she was forced into prostitution. Through these images she escapes the horrible reality, when she is working in the Saloon at night. No lights are allowed to be turned on in the room either. And that is the way she keeps her sanity. But having to feed eight siblings, the youngest of whom is sick and needs a very expensive elixir to survive, and a blind mother, force her to continue in this proffession which she hates. Mrs. Anderson does a great job showing how very few options were open to women back then, hence forcing the desperate ones into prostitution.

As things progress, Chase and Franchine get to know each other through events that are both funny and tender. The more Chase learns about Franchine, the more he sees that she is a victim, and his heart breaks for her. Hence he begins to buy her services for the entire night, but instead of having any sexual relation with her, he takes her out on picnics, and moonlight walks. Franchine realizes that Chase is playing with her heart, and that is something that she can not afford to lose. For if he broke her heart, she would most definitely break down, and this time lose her mind completely. And her family would starve. She couldn't bear more heartache or afford to dream of the wonderful things that Chase was making her believe in again. So she tries to push him away, only Chase isn't so easily discouraged.

I thought that Fanchine's mother got off too easily. I wanted to slap her for what she did.

This story is about the power of love, and faith. How a completely shattered life, a hurting broken woman, found her dreams and her life again. How a hurting, cynical man learned to dream and to love.

A very good read.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Difficult to read but good, May 6, 2011

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JYK (Washington State) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Comanche Magic (Paperback)

I give Catherine Anderson points for choosing Franny as the heroine in a romance novel. If I hadn't read 'Redeeming Love' by Francine Rivers, I might not have picked up 'Comanche Magic'. Life is hard for those without money or education, but it was even harder in the 19th century, especially for women. Franny had to make a heartbreaking choice at thirteen to support her large family. I think the author had to sanitize things quite a bit, this being a romance, but one is still horrified and outraged at what Franny had endured. And I loved Chase for following his heart and making very brave choices. For a man who already faced prejudices and hypocrisy wherever he went, his decision to brave likely ridicule and condemnation showed that he is truly his father's son. A difficult journey but well worth it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Loved It!, July 25, 2011

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This review is from: Comanche Magic (Kindle Edition)

I know this book didn't get that great of reviews, but I thought it was wonderful. It made me smile and made me cry. I love a book that can move me to tears! Franny's story was heartbreaking, but the love Chase had for her and the way the Wolf family embraced her was beautiful.