Indigo Blue (Harper Monogram) [Mass Market Paperback]

Catherine Anderson (Author)

Book Description

Series: Harper Monogram | Publication Date: November 4, 1992

When Jake Rand arrives to work in her family's mine, Indigo Wolf, a free and proud woman, realizes that perhaps this is the man for her.

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About the Author

Catherine Anderson lives in the Oregon mountains with her husband and her Rottweilers, Sam and Sassy, who seem convinced that they are teacup poodles and that obedience training is for people. Catherine spends leisure time with her family and friends, including her sons and daughter-in-law, often discussing intriguing story twists for her books. Such talks can draw curious stares if they happen to take place in a restaurant and involve plotting the demise of a fictitious villain.

An award-winning author of twenty published works, Catherine is currently working on her next full-length romance for Onyx.

--This text refers to an alternate Mass Market Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: HarperTorch; Second Printing edition (November 4, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061080098
• ISBN-13: 978-0061080098
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,541,446 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Catherine Anderson lives in the pristine woodlands of Central Oregon.

She is married to her high
school sweetheart, Sid, and is the author of more than twenty bestselling and award-winning historical and contemporary romances.

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64 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this book, January 5, 2000

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"claytonfan" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Indigo Blue (Harper Monogram) (Mass Market Paperback)

"Indigo Blue" is a story about a young woman who, despite her bravery in the face of danger and rascism, has a severe inferiority complex. Jake Rand comes into her life at a time when she is dealing with a lot of problems. Her father has been severely injured in the mine that he owns and she, being the only child, takes over. Jake comes and immediately takes control, never telling her that he is in fact a wealthy businessman who made a fortune through mining. He is out to find out if his father is really causing accidents in small mines and then buying them from the bankrupt owners. He is immediately drawn to Indigo but his own preconceptions of women and their role in society cause him to treat her badly. She is forced into marriage with him and is terrified that he will treat her badly because he might percieve her as a "squaw". Indigo was betrayed by the first man that she loved and she does not know how to deal with Jake. He overwhelms her and confuses her and, as he begins to understand her fears and her personality, comes to love her very much. The description and the writing were lovely. Anderson made her characters come alive, painting their struggles and their growing love and understanding of each other in a way that lets the reader become a part of the story. "Indigo Blue" is a great romance novel and I would recommend it to anyone.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Utterly Beautiful and Moving..., December 7, 2006

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D.M. (Lover of all things Heart) "laugh a lot... (CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Indigo Blue (Harper Monogram) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is the story of Hunter and Loretta's daughter, Indigo. When she was only thirteen she was sexually assaulted but not raped, because Swift had saved her before anything happened. But the emotional scars she carries from that incident are so deep and painful. Ms. Anderson shows the racial prejudice at the time, its cruelty and ugliness. And the plight of women in those times. Six years later, Jake Rand walks into her life. Jake owns the company Or-Cal and he had been sent by his father to buy Hunter's mine.

Only before heading to Wolf's landing, Jake soon discovers that the mine had come across several accidents from cave ins, etc, which were not just mere accidents, but looked more like staged incidents. With dread, Jake decides to look into the matter more, to investigate it. He can hardly believe that his father would resort to ruining mines, banks, etc, and then offer to buy them knowing that the owners would have no choice but to sell.

Upon arrival to Wolf's landing Jake disguises his true identity and instead tells the Wolf family that he is passing by and in desparate need for work. He agrees to fill in, in Hunter's place at the mine until Hunter gets well again (The cave in happened when Hunter was in the mine).

There Jake meets Indigo a wild, and beautiful woman. Then as things progress and upon circumstances beyond their control, Lobo's death, which was a very sad part of the book, they spend the night in the woods, in a small abandoned cottage, Lobo's last hours.

Because of that situation, Jake and Indigo find themselves forced to marry. After that, the struggle begins, Jake is trying his best to make this marriage work and to understand Indigo. Indigo is doing her best to hide her feelings, and get through this marriage which she resents. The last thing she wants is to find herself married to a white man.

Jake is patient and kind, and the moments between him and Indigo are precious, as they get to know each other.

The scene after Jake and Indigo had a huge fight, (in which Jake lost his temper and said some really hurtful things to Indigo), when they reconcile with each other, is unforgettable, and so moving, I cried at that part.

This story is beautiful, and moving. A great read. Highly recommended.

21 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Strays from its origin. 3.5 Stars., February 7, 2004

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MaryGrace Meloche (Ontario, Canada.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Indigo Blue (Harper Monogram) (Mass Market Paperback)

Catherine Anderson provides a travel visa, whenever I pick up one of her novels. This author's location sketches are excellent. Her character development is exceptional, and immediately, her reader is hooked into her provocative storylines. Usually, this author's heroines are survivors from some inflicted misery. "Indigo Blue" is no departure from the Anderson blueprint.

The heroine is Indigo Wolf, her misery -- a violent attack by teenage boys. She carries around enough sexual hang-ups to last a woman nineteen million life spans. However, I am a big Anderson fan, and I read Indigo's father's story in "Comanche Moon". In that book, Hunter of the Wolf, was a powerful, intense Comanche warrior. To think he would allow a group of teenage boys to assault his daughter sexually and then get away with it - well -- IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN!!

I read this book with eagerness. The death of Indigo's pet is heart wrenching material, and Anderson's portrayal of racial prejudice is insightful and direct; the power of hate and ridicule is eye opening. Although Anderson draws a touching story, I was still frustrated with Indigo's sexual obstacles, this continuous abstraction results in the novel's "bog down". This is a good book, but it could have been better.

Grace Atkinson, Ontario - Canada.