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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Solid Story - Captivating Beginning to Series,
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This review is from: Hawk's Pledge (Leisure Historical Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)
Whit Hawk was the eldest of four children abandoned in an El Paso orphanage. Their mother had run off with another man, their father in desperation gambled away his fortune then left to search another. As soon as he was old enough Whit left to search for his father. By the time he returned for his siblings it was to discover his two youngest sisters had been killed in a fire and now he was desperately searching for his brother. What he found instead was Jacqueline Douglas, a spunky beautiful rancher too proud to ask for help, whom he knew from the moment he laid eyes on her that she must be his. He would also meet a man whose hatred for him and his family would be a mystery to be solved.
*** With HAWK'SA PLEDGE, O'Banyon writes a full-bodied tale featuring Whit Hawk and the beginning of the "Hawk's Crest Saga". This saga is part of a quartet of novels in which she and author Elaine Barbieri will each write two books. In this first book Whit is shown to be a gambler as a means to an end in being able to pick up and go in order to follow any lead in locating the last remaining member of his family. Whit doesn't have any inclination to form attachments as he is driven by guilt over the deaths of his two sisters in a fire he feels could have been prevented if he'd never left them in the orphanage. He is hard but honorable and he is driven until he comes upon the sight of a beautiful woman dancing barefoot in a meadow. Jackie Douglas is driven. She's lost her mother, father, brother and is now about to lose La Posada the ranch that has been in her family for generations. She's mortgaged the ranch and the note is due, so her dance was more of a tribute to the good memories of a lost way of life. Jacquie hadn't noticed Whit but when she did, like him it was a `knowing' feeling that her life belonged with him, in spite of the fact he was a complete stranger and she should have been leery of strangers. Also introduced into the saga is one very bad, nasty piece of work, Simon Gault, who is going to do everything he can to destroy Whit and his family. Not only a central character in this book, but seen as being woven into future offerings feeding on his hatred for the Hawk siblings with the intention to destroy them all to cover his own guilt. The reason for his hatred, unbeknownst to Whit is fully explained in this first volume. This is a captivating well-written beginning to a promising new series I'm looking forward to and recommend for your genuine reading pleasure. Marilyn Rondeau, RIO - Reviewers International Organization Courtesy of The Mystic Castle
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
well written western romance,
This review is from: Hawk's Pledge (Leisure Historical Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)
In 1866 Texas, despondent Whit Hawk gives up at least for now his quest to find his father and returns to the orphanage where he and his sisters and brother grew up. To his shock the place has been burned to the ground; he learns that his brother Drew still lives and searches for him, but his other siblings are probably dead.
Whit begins a search for Drew, which take the depressed man to Jacqueline "Jackie" Douglas' ranch. While his horse heals from a leg injury, Whit helps Jackie with her spread. However, he learns her ranch is up for bid so he decides to use his card playing skills to earn the money to win the place at auction. He does to the ire of Jackie until he tells her he loves her and gives her outright ownership of half the spread. HAWK'S PLEDGE is a well written western romance with a mystery subplot (what happened to his parents and siblings) that starts off slowly setting the theme for this tale and the subsequent other miniseries titles. Once the background is established and Whit and Jackie are clearly attracted to one another, Constance O'Banyon's fine Reconstruction Era Texas tale accelerates into hyperspeed. The likable lead couple makes for a fine pairing as he has a quest to complete, which means he must choose between his love of Jackie or that of his "living" sibling. Harriet Klausner
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the Most Enchanting Romances I've Read!,
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This review is from: Hawk's Pledge (Leisure Historical Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)
This story was so sweet and enchanting that I actually cried several times while reading it! And, I am not the type who regularily cries while reading romance novels! (In fact, often, I'm rolling my eyes.) I actually put this book in my "one of the best" category. This means that I will actually save it on the book shelf and re-read it. (There are only 4 other romance novels on my booshelf, and I've been reading them for 20+ years!) The characters in this story are very real and the reader finds herself truly caring about them. Whit and Jackie's love is unexpected for both of them. Also, both have suffered hardships in their lives. The author describes their unfolding love in a sweet way. It really made me cry at times! This is the first book in a series of 4, about 4 siblings seperated as children, with a common (and unknown to them) enemy. I've only read the first 3 books so far. This one was the best, but they are all good and definately worth reading.
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