Heart of the Wolf [Import] [Paperback]

Lindsay McKenna (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Silhouette Books (September 24, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373590172
• ISBN-13: 978-0373590179
• Shipping Weight: 4.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

More About the Author

That Gemini energy got the best of me in this life time! The best place to introduce the multi-facets of my varied life is through my blog: www.talesfromechocanyon.blogspot.com. There, you will me me, the author as I pen writing journal info for aspiring writers, the gardener who loves roses, Iris, Day lilies and anything else that blooms, the medical astrologer, the person who came from Eastern Cherokee metis background via my father, the horse lover, the Earth lover and the mystic.

I was raised in a metaphysical household. The strange was normal. My father, being the metaphysician he was, would often talk of ghosts coming through the house, who they were, what they said, and so on. I know this probably sounds pretty out of this world--but that was my world growing up. My father's Cherokee blood runs strong in me in many ways. He used to tell us stories all the time and I'm sure this rubbed off on me and fueled my desire to write, which started at age 13. My mother used to read us stories when he didn't tell us a story. I believe that reading being prominent in our household all conspired to help me be a storyteller when I grew up!

I went into the US Navy when I was eighteen years old. I became a meteorologist because I loved Father Sky and the cloud beings. Before I went into the military, I got my student pilot's license. I soloed at age sixteen in twelve hours time. I earned my money picking night crawlers every night in our orchard and selling them by the hundreds of dozens to local sporting goods stores in the area. By the time I went into the Navy at eighteen, I had forty hours of flight time logged. And because of my military background, I created the sub-genre of Military Romance in the romance publishing Industry in 1983 with Captive of Fate (Silhouette Special Edition). I write what I know and I honor and respect all men and women who either served or are serving our country. They are all heroes and heroines in my eyes.

I was a fencer (I met my husband, David, in fencing--we crossed swords and it was love at first parry...) for many years. Being part of the East Coast fencing salles, I was one of the few women to take on epee and saber--and fight the guys on the copper strip--and win. The women who refused to just use a foil to fence with, opened up a whole new era for women after us to fence all three weapons. Men said the epee and saber were 'too heavy' for us girls--but we showed them differently! Now, in the Olympics, women are allowed to fence in more than just foil. That makes me proud of our burgeoning efforts so long ago. Women can do anything!

I was one of the first women firefighters in Ohio back in 1983. I routinely rolled on 400 of the 600 fire calls a year we had, and knew how to drive the pumper, the tanker and do any job a volunteer firefighter has to do. I also took training in hazardous materials down at the Reynoldsburg Fire Academy in Columbus, Ohio.

My life has been one of breaking through stereotypes, breaking down doors closed to women and showing that women are smart, strong, and capable. As a Native American raised woman, I came from a matriarchal background--not a patriarchal one as most women come from. And because of that, my books show strong, smart women who are equal to any man. I like showing the world that women are equals. We don't need to say one gender is better than the other. Rather, we need to realize, honor and use everyone's best skills and talents to make this world a better place to live. I feel like I've lived about five lives packed into one and all of this adventure and experience is reflected in the books I write.

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars heart of the wolf, December 29, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Heart Of The Wolf (Silhouette Special Edition) (Paperback)

a very beautifully written love story about how love endures all kinds of tragedy and triumphs . a story about the healing power of love. one of my favorite titles in the morgans mercanaries series.

4.0 out of 5 stars :), August 2, 2001

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Jennifer Medlock (AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Heart Of The Wolf (Silhouette Special Edition) (Paperback)

Heart of the Wolf--Morgan Trayhern the famous character from the popular series by Lindsay McKenna has formed his own company called Perseus. The main goal of this company is to make the world a better place. Morgan has plenty of resources at his disposal and his company is made up of only the best. Wolf Harding is one of those men and this is his story. Wolf has returned beaten and battered from his last mission and right now he wants away from it all. Wolf needs away from people, to be able to deal with what happened in South America, and to be able to find peace again. Wolf asks his boss, Morgan, to use his resources to help him get away. Wolf is sent to Montana as a forest ranger. His first day on the job takes him to Sara Thatcher. Sara is a woman in need of protection, and being the man that he is, Wolf will do his best or die trying. There are men that want Sara's land and will do anything to get it. Sara is a bit naive at times and I believe she makes things worse on both her and Wolf. Both Sara and Wolf need to heal from their pasts and hopefully they can help each other. This is a great story of a man who has been through the worst kind of hell, but is now trying to live and love again.