The Renegades: Nick [Mass Market Paperback]

Genell Dellin (Author)

Book Description

Series: Renegades | Publication Date: April 4, 2000

The Woman

For the sake of her unborn child, Callie Sloane is willing to endure the hardships of this wild Western land---but not her attraction to an untamed half-Cherokee renegade. She lost everything to love once before, and she's not making that mistake twice. While outlaw Nick Smith may be the most handsome man she's ever seen, he's also the most dangerous.

The Renegade

Nick watches in shock as a determined woman rides out of the dust clouds to plant her flag on his ancestral lands in the Great Oklahoma Land Run. The hardened loner vows not to help this stubborn female survive, but finds himself drawn time and again to protect her. And soon Nick has to protect himself from his own desire...for the innocent enchantress tempts him beyond anything he's ever known.The Woman

For the sake of her unborn child, Callie Sloane is willing to endure the hardships of this wild Western land---but not her attraction to an untamed half-Cherokee renegade. She lost everything to love once before, and she's not making that mistake twice. While outlaw Nick Smith may be the most handsome man she's ever seen, he's also the most dangerous.

The Woman

For the sake of her unborn child, Callie Sloane is willing to endure the hardships of this wild Western land---but not her attraction to an untamed half-Cherokee renegade.She lost everything to love once before, and she's not making that mistake twice. While outlaw Nick Smith may be the most handsome man she's ever seen, he's also the most dangerous.

The Renegade

Nick watches in shock as a determined woman rides out of the dust clouds to plant her flag on his ancestral lands in the Great Oklahoma Land Run. The hardened loner vows not to help this stubborn female survive, but finds himself drawn time and again to protect her. And soon Nick has to protect himself from his own desire...for the innocent enchantress tempts him beyond anything he's ever known.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Genell Dellin writes with passion and an intensity that makes her one of the more popular Indian romance authors today." -- -- Romantic Times

About the Author

Genell Dellin is a native Oklahoman who, except for some college years in Texas, has never lived in any other state. Her present home is not far from the long-ago border between the Cherokee Nation and the Cherokee Strip.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Avon (April 4, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380803534
• ISBN-13: 978-0380803538
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,106,322 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sultry Western, July 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Renegades: Nick (Mass Market Paperback)

In The Renegades (Nick), Genell Dellin creates the typical woman trying to resist man who is trying to resist the woman conflict. Do they succomb to passion in the heat of the 1890's Cherokee Strip? Well, what do YOU think! This book is a good read, one that often puts a smirk on your face because of Dellin's use of humor and imagery. Characters are believable and likeable, but probably won't be your all-time favorites. The hero, Nick, has great pecs, lots of bronzed, warm skin and has a quirky since of humor. The heroine, Callie, is a luscious blond who is pregnant with someone else's baby, and she is fighting Nick over a claim in a land lottery. The book is sexy, yet not really graphic. It rates about a 6 on the Steam scale (one being cool and 10 being hot, hot, hot).

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Hero and heroine needed to communicate better, May 8, 2000

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pontmarie (SF Bay Area) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Renegades: Nick (Mass Market Paperback)

When both Callie and Nick stake their claim on the same plot of land, the trouble begins. Callie is pregnant by her lover, who has just died, and Nick wants the land because it belongs to his people.

We've read this story before. Hero and heroine vow to stay away from each other and they don't. callie is keeping the truth from Nick and he lumps her in with the woman who betrayed him (hey, they're both female, right?)

Th Big Misunderstanding makes an appearance here, confirming that, for me, it is one of the most hated plot devices.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A western romance that feels real, April 10, 2000

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Renegades: Nick (Mass Market Paperback)

In 1893, the Feds open up the Cherokee Strip to a land rush. One of the participants, the pregnant Callie Sloan feels this is her last opportunity to establish a home for herself and her unborn child. Another partaker, half-breed Nick Smith wants to preserve as much of his ancestral lands as possible.

To Nick's shock and chagrin, the intrepid Callie places her flag right smack on land he expected to claim. Not wanting any part of what he perceives to be female trouble, a reluctant Nick claims the adjoining plot. They do not make good neighbors as they squabble, fuss, and fight until Nick and Callie realize that not only do they love one another, but need each other to survive.

The second novel in Genell Dellin's rousing Renegade trilogy is a superb battle of the sexes between two passionate, sensual, yet intrepid characters. The story line will entertain western romance fans as it reveals insight into a bygone era through the somewhat desperate eyes of its delightful lead protagonists. Fans will gain much joy from Nick's story and those who have not read Cole's tale (the first book) will want to immediately do so.

Harriet Klausner