Eagle Dancer [Mass Market Paperback]

Theresa Scott (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 395 pages
• Publisher: Leisure Books (August 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 084394899X
• ISBN-13: 978-0843948998
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,733,493 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Reading about the daring of romance heroines lit a passion in Theresa. She found she wanted to write about them--their dilemmas, their dangers, their dash--it all added up to a huge world of non-stop fun and excitement. So Theresa jumped in and started creating her own exciting worlds.

Thirteen books later, Theresa is still writing. Her books can be found on Amazon, and on her website at www.theresascott.com

Theresa's historical romance novels, published in print, have sold over 600,000 copies in the markets of the U.S., Canada, Australia, and Britain. Several of her books have been sold to publishers in Germany, Holland, and Taiwan.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Romance takes a back seat in this one., September 21, 2001

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Affaire de Coeur - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eagle Dancer (Mass Market Paperback)

Captain Paul Baron is traumatized by the fact that he
killed his own brother in the Civil War. Assigned to a Fort in
the Dakota Territory, he drowns his sorrows in whiskey, and while
impaired is captured by Sioux warriors. Although the warriors
want to kill him, a widow named Yellow Leaf claims Baron as a
replacement for her elder son.
The captain reluctantly becomes part of the community,
taking the name Swift Warrior and eventually thriving in his new
life. His interpreter and instructor in the Lakota language is
Hope, whose white father abandoned her and her Sioux mother many
years ago.
Eagle Dancer is told in two parts. Part One deals with
Baron's struggle to forgive himself and to face life. Although
the attraction between Baron and Hope is present, they do not act
on their feelings until the end of Part One. Ms. Scott's
extensive research into the Sioux and the psychology of war
veterans is evident in this story. The scenes of Baron adapting
to life with the Sioux have a mystical quality, transporting the
reader to another world. These scenes steal the show, and the
romance takes second place.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars exciting Reconstruction Era tale, August 10, 2001

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eagle Dancer (Mass Market Paperback)

Union Captain Paul Baron entered the military with plans to become a lifetime soldier expecting to serve out west when the war eventually ends. On the last day of the Civil War, Paul kills a rebel sniper. However, when he sees his victim, Pauls soul feels as if it has just been sucked out of his body. Stunned, he wants his honorable discharge immediately, but his commanding officer persuades him to remain with the Army by helping Paul turn into an alcoholic.

Out west, Paul is the lone military survivor of a battle with the Lakota. He is taken prisoner and welcomes the chance to die. However, the Indian Hope lives up to her name as through her, Paul meets depressed Yellow Leaf, whose son recently died. Yellow Leaf adopts Paul and through these two Lakota women, Paul begins to reclaim his life, but has doubts about spending eternity as an Indian even if he loves his two saviors, one as a mother and the other as his soul mate.

Theresa Scott has written her best novel to date with the exciting Reconstruction Era tale, EAGLE DANCER. The story line is deep as the Lakota and White ways of life conflict especially through Paul. The lead male character is three dimensional as the audience can feel his angst over that final killing that haunts his essence. Hope has her own internal disunity to deal with especially her love for the former enemy of her people. Fans of absorbing historical romances starring strong characters from different lifestyles will find Ms. Scotts strong story simply stupendous.

Harriet Klausner