SAVAGE INNOCENCE [Paperback]

Edwards Cassie (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1997

"New York Times" bestselling author, Cassie Edwards delivers an unforgettable love story about a high spirited woman who yearns for adventure and finds heart-stopping passion in the arms of a magnificent Chippewa warrior. With over ten million copies of her books in print, Cassie Edwards is one of the most popular authors of Indian Romances, creating unforgettable love stories brimming with drama and passion...Life in small-town Minnesota is too confining for an independent young woman who yearns for adventure - so, Danette leaves home to seek a new life along the rugged frontier. She never expects to find herself wrapped in the arms of Gray Wolf, the magnificent Chippewa warrior who rules the land with battle-hardened courage...and unexpected compassion...Ever since he saved Danette's life, Gray Wolf knew that the alluringly free-spirited woman was meant to be his, body and soul. Just as his own mother, Lorinda, had forsaken her heritage to live among his father's people, this woman will now follow him. But, danger and treachery await Danette in Gray Wolf's world, where she'll be caught between one man's passions and another's ambitions...between betrayal and a love strong enough to liberate her heart and fulfil all her dreams. ..

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About the Author

After my children were grown, I found myself restless, searching for ways to busy my idle hands and mind. I discovered my love of writing, and I was drawn to the mystique of Indian lore. What I learned about the Native American people inspired me to bring their stories to life through the wonderful genre of historical romance.

Having lived in St. Louis for thirty years, my husband and I returned to Mattoon, Illinois, when he retired from teaching. My dream house is peaceful and quiet, where an occasional curious red fox ventures onto my sundeck and peeks into my office, and where I can watch swallows building their nest and raising their babies right outside my kitchen window. It is the perfect place to create my novels.

I feel blessed to have found a “second life,” the first having been spent raising two happy and healthy sons. Writing my Indian romances is my small tribute to those beautiful first people of our land who have suffered so much injustice. And I have just begun. My upcoming books will continue with more passion and adventure and rich historical settings. Enjoy!

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Zebra (February 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821773070
• ISBN-13: 978-0821773079
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,330,373 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of time, May 31, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Savage Innocence (Paperback)

The hero of this novel, Gray Wolf, is little more than a caricature of an American Indian. He is weak, selfish and immature. I disliked him from the beginning and hoped against hope that he would be developed into a good, decent man. It never happened. He is such a flawed character that when his happy ending finally arrives, I don't want him to have it. This is a man who refuses to have anything to do with the daughter he and the heroine, Danette, have after their marriage because the child looks white. He is also very insulting and condescending to Danette, treating her as if she is little more than a child herself. I spent most of the book wondering why she even wanted him. Danette is not terribly likable, either. She reminds me too much of a helpless airhead for me to ever root for anything good to happen to her. The plot is predictable and boring. The events that should be exciting twists and turns come across as artificial and contrived. "Savage Innocence" is one of Cassie Edwards' weakest outings and one of the worst books I've ever read. Skip this one altogether!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars not one of her best, January 23, 2007

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uncgrl99 "uncgrl99" (Issaquah, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Savage Innocence (Paperback)

The hero gray wolf is too controling and selfish and the heroine danette is selfish also. sometimes i just wanted to strangle them both. I have read better cassie edwards books and this one is definatly not one of them. When i start a book i always finish it and it took me so long to finish it cuz i would get sick of what was going on. one thing after the other and lots of complaining from both of them. Drama in the 19th century. It was like reading a soap opera. everything that could possibly happen did. i say skip it

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I read it fast just to put an end to it!, August 21, 2006

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EJ "day dreamer" (CT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Savage Innocence (Paperback)

Gray Wolf, warrior of the St. Croix Chippewa, next chief in line thinks pleasure is all about sex. He rescues Danette, a talented painter who resides with her rich, shallow uncle in small town Duluth. Before they barely even know each other Gray Wolf is ready to have his way with her. The next thing you know, she stumbles across his wigwam in the middle of the forest where trouble is sure to be found. Along comes Gray Wolf and from here on out they make a whole lot of love. Gray Wolf's wish is for his wife to bear him many sons. When Danette gives birth to a baby girl that resembles herself, Gray Wolf neglects the child over his own selfish beliefs. And when Danette does not wish to have an attendant at her side all day long, he gets angry and growls at her (he does this a lot when things don't go his way) and commandeers to her how things will be done. Although he knows Laughing Rain wants desperately to become his second wife, he continues to let her cling to him instead of supporting his wife. Danette's sudden need to get away and go back home leads to an unexpected and sorrowful death. In the end, Gray Wolf has many heartaches to make up for. The story is not the worst I have ever read but far from captivating. It was at least interesting to learn of the indian ways and how different things were back in those days.