Comanche Moon (Topaz Historical Romances) [Paperback]

Anita Mills (Author)

Book Description

Series: Topaz Historical Romances | Publication Date: July 1, 1995

Returning from her Boston finishing school to claim the Texas ranch her parents had died protecting from the Comanche, flame-haired Amanda Ross vows to hate ranger Clay McAlester as much as the Indians who raised him.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Topaz (July 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451405536
• ISBN-13: 978-0451405531
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,167,150 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Delicious, Rough and Rugged., February 8, 2004

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MaryGrace Meloche (Ontario, Canada.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Comanche Moon (Topaz Historical Romances) (Paperback)

Amanda Ross has everything: money, the ancestral ranch, the big adobe house, and good breeding. What Amanda Ross does not have is compassion. She will not forget nor forgive the Comanche Indians that murdered her Spanish mother and stepfather.

Mills' has cast her hero as a rough, handsome, arrogant man named Clay McAlester. With the author's words, the reader visualizes a Clint Eastwood clone from his "spaghetti western" days . . .

- "He was facing her, his coat open, showing two gunbelts crossed over a collarless white shirt unbuttoned several inches at the neck. But it was the eyes that sent a shiver through her." -

Clay McAlester may be a Texas Ranger, but the proud, powerful Comanche nation raised him; a fact Amanda Ross will not forget nor forgive. Effectively, the author summons McAlester to rescue our testy heroine, from the clutches of a rejected suitor. Despicable Ramon Sandoval abandoned the lovely Amanda, in the Texas wasteland, to die a slow death. With her golden pen, Anita Mills guides her contestants to love, and guides her reader to the showdown. The story's ending is to savor; justifiably, puny Ramon and his father pay for their heinous crimes.

This western novel takes place during the year of 1873, and the author's words flow with ease and gentle speed. This inexperienced Canadian lass enjoyed eating "prairie chicken" over an open campfire, and Mills' entire description of North American Indian food was a delightful revelation. To punctuate respect, the author profoundly wrote Clay's struggle with the end of his proud people's way of life.

Originally, I read Anita Mills in a Christmas anthology novel. From then on, I searched the shelves of the local book stores looking for her material. "Comanche Moon" was the first Mills book I devoured, and I became a devoted follower. With this review, in February 2004, I understand this intriguing, resourceful author has retired - what a shame for all the lovers of romance reading.

Grace Atkinson, Ontario - Canada.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Manipulated and Disappointed, January 21, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Comanche Moon (Topaz Historical Romances) (Paperback)

After plodding through some hundreds of pages wondering when the story would begin, this was easy to leave less than 100 pages short of the end. How did I last that long? As yet another Lonesome Dove fan, I felt manipulated into reading a book I thought would take me back to the original. Glad it's the last!

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good dialogue, in depth information, a bit slow in parts, July 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Comanche Moon (Topaz Historical Romances) (Paperback)

A fan of westerns, I enjoyed the depth of information on Comanche Indians and old Texas. Dialogue was never stilted, writing was proficient. I felt there was a long span of time spent in the desert, would have liked a bit more change of scenery, but it's a minor complaint. This was enjoyable reading with believable characters and talented writing.