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Hawk O'Toole's Hostage

5 star:		(13)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(9)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(7)

 

 

This is a early book from Ms. Brown and written in the 80's for those out there who were curious. The hero was what made me not like this story as much as I would've.
He was very broody and unlikeable in his manner and personality. I think she was trying to portray him as being very mysterious and lost, but he just came off as mean and illogical.
His whole reason being that his father sold some land for money for the reservation and the people swindled him and closed down a silver mine that the reservation needed. The hero, Hawk, is determined to get it back, even if it means kidnapping a woman and her child to force the hand of the senator.
Hawk is so angry for the plight of his people that he mistreats the woman and pretty much emotionally abuses her simply because she is white. (Mind you, he isn't all Native American and he even went to a big college in the city so the hate doesn't make sense in the scheme of things.)
Miranda the heroine tries to explain to him that she isnt married to the senator any longer and they hate one another, so he wont help her. Hawk doesn't see it that way and continues on the collision course.
Love blooms between the two and they find themselves trying to save the mine and themselves.

It was an okay read, but Hawk's mistrust and downright hate for white people chilled the book to the point of a mutual hate for the hero from the reader. The ending didn't make him any better a person in my eyes and just confirmed my dislike. My sympathies are with Miranda and her son for putting up with the guy.

Tracy Talley~@

This book is not great but it will keep you reading until the end. The first chapter piques your interest because of the incongruousness of the situation--a group of theives allowed to kidnap a boy from a crowded train because the passengers thought it was a performance. Things like this and the bits of humor throughout keeps you flipping the pages. The shortness of the book helps too, though. I read it in three hours and I don't read all that fast.

Brown captures the love a mother has for her child beautifully. One of my favorite parts was when Miranda said if you have to kill me, don't do it in front of my son. Brown also captures a child's feelings well. How a child can change from happiness (at being kidnapped) to terror because his mother is afraid but then his quick trust (for his captor).

However, I had to deduct the two stars because I really did not like Hawk. He kept humiliating her, forcing himself on her, and taking advantage of the love Miranda had for her child. To get Miranda to comply to everything, Hawk threatened her with taking her child away. Moreover, I could not feel the spark between the two characters or understand how Miranda could fall for him in the first place when he put her child's life in danger.

Better to get this book from the library than to actually buy it.

I've read several of Sandra Brown's romance novels and loved them all. But Hawk O'Toole's Hostage was the best romance novel by far! It wasn't as predictable as all her other books. It had great suspense. It took many unexpected turns. I checked the book out at the library and read it three times before I had to return it. It was too good to put down and I had to reread it to catch tiny bits of the plot I missed the first time. Excellent book! You've got to read it!

Okay, where do I begin? ...I hated this book. I had to keep looking at the cover to make sure I had the correct author. I couldn't believe Mrs. Brown wrote this. I still can't believe it. If I could, I'd give it 0 stars.

Let's start with the lead male character. HE WAS AWFUL! Because he was so mean, I found it hard to sympathize with the plight of him and his people. Nor could I accept that at some point in the story he and the lead female would fall in love. The level of Hawk's heartlessness was just over the top. Throughout the whole book, he is constantly spewing verbal abuse, not to mention being physically threatening. He was horrible. And the story line, the whole scenario seemed out of place for the time period its set in. Now the heroin. ...ugh. I hated her too. There's no way in the world any woman would warm to a man like this. He kidnapped her and her son, kept her son aware from her, abused her, and yet she still let him touch her. THERE'S JUST NO WAY! Like I said, I just could not believe it. Would not recommend that you read this book. I kept reading hoping that there would be something redeemable at the end. There wasn't. Needless to say I could have put those three hours to better use.

This was a very first book by Sandra Brown. I loved it. Hawk was jerk in the beginning, but ended up redeeming himself by the end. He was man tormented by many issues revolving around his native american heritage. If you like tortured heroes, you will love this book

The story was very good and I enjoyed this book. A little unbelievable at times, but that's what an imagination is all about. The ending was how I imagined it wood be and on a whole it was a good read. Again, too much descriptive sex throughout this book. I enjoy a little here and there, but it was overdone.

The audio version of this book was rated much lower because of the very bad reading of Morgan Fairchild. Very distracting from the story line itself, which was otherwise nicely written.

Sandra Brown to me is yet one of the best romance novels of our time. Her writing is very clever and her characters become more and more real as you turn the pages. I've read almost all of her books and there are some that I like more than others, but as soon as I read the name Sandra Brown on a book I know it's a must read. Her books keep me up all night, they make me cry, and sheer of joy. This one did just that. I loved it and I highly recommend it to anyone with an open mind for everything but most importantly romance. The real world is sometimes deceitful so why not join in with characters and books like this that draw you to use your imagination like you never imagined.........This book is a must be for all Brown's readers........

Sandra Brown is wonderful. Of all the book's I read (and believe me there are many) I am always amazed at how Sandra Brown can always touch me. Ms. Brown writes in a way that really grabs the reader. Her stories are very passionate. Her character's grow. She writes beautifully. Don't let the respected opinion of some of the negative reviewers dissuade you from reading "HAWK O'TOOLE'S HOSTAGE". Judge for yourself, is what Hawk did any worse than what some of the other characters did in this story? The author does a terrific job of explaining his actions. That is not to say what he did was right, but he had good intentions and was willing to take responsibilty for his behavior.

While I enjoy Sandra Brown's writing I could not enjoy this book. I find Hawk's treatmant of Miranda despicable.I could not find one single reason for her to fall in love with him. He kidnaps her son for his own gain, one minute he's threatening her, the next he's coming on to her & the next he's calling her a slut.He forces his kisses & "gropes" upon her, the scenarios remind me more of a date rape than a seduction. I wouldn't want a man to read this & think that is what women like. Perhaps if his stance on the Lone Puma Mine & Native American culture had been covered in more depth he might have had redeemed himself somewhat.. I also found the conclusion too abrupt & tied up a little too neatly.