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Savage Thunder

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"Savage Thunder" is my favorite Lindsey romance, hands down. From the gripping first chapter in which the hero, Colt Thunder, is almost whipped to death for being half-Cheyenne, to the many, many HOT love scenes, "Savage Thunder" is a wonderful story you just can't put down.

I adore Colt, who is the best JL hero EVER! He is a moody, dangerous "breed" who struggles to control his desire for Jocelyn, a widowed English Duchess as fiery as her red hair. The pair has great chemistry together, whether it is in sizzling repartee or a tumble in bed (or, in some instances, on a horse).

The storyline is also intriguing. Jocelyn is plagued by an assassin out to kill her, and this puts her in some interesting positions, including being kidnapped. We also get to meet "cold-blooded" Angel at this point, who gets his own story later on in the aptly titled Lindsey romance, "Angel."

Whatever criticisms I have about "Savage Thunder" are minor. For one, Lindsey went into A LOT of detail describing extraneous scenes like the famous showdown in Tombstone with Wyatt Earp. She also brought in Billy from "Brave the Wild Wind" as the reason why Colt was in Arizona and, of course, literally runs into the Duchess. But Billy is forgotten after that (I wouldn't mind Billy getting his own story, by the way).

I recommend "Savage Thunder" with a passion. It is the best Lindsey romance, in my opinion, followed only by "Once a Princess." However, before you read "Savage Thunder," read its awesome prequel, "Brave the Wild Wind," where Colt is still living with his Cheyenne tribe and is known as White Thunder. Then, after you read "Savage Thunder," be sure to read "Angel," which takes place just days after "Savage Thunder" ends.

Jesse Summer's half-brother White Thunder is half-Cheyenne. At his mother's request, he has cut his hair and is living as a white man. But when Jesse's neighbor discovers the truth, he beats Thunder nearly killing him because Thunder has been dating his white daughter. Thunder survives, but swears to never trust a white woman again. Years later, he stumbles upon a widowed English Duchess. Jocelyn Fleming has inherited her late husband's fortune, but his other living relative is having her hunted down so he might take her inheritance. After Thunder saves Jocelyn's life, she begs for his help and offers him a fortune to serve as her guide. But Thunder doesn't want the job. A Cheyenne brave doesn't lose control and Jocelyn is causing him to do just that.

Johanna Lindsey writes of the old west with adventure, danger, intrigue, and wild romance. Thunder is savage, but gentle and caring. Jocelyn is warm and very likable. Together they are magnificent. And the horseriding scene! I won't get that scene out of my head anytime soon!

This is my favorite book of Johanna Lindsey's. I've read it three times and still love it. Colt Thuunder is a true hero and Jocelyn's character is funny even though she is a duchess. The love scene between them is very steamy and sexy and well-written. And the plot had me guessing until the very end. This is a must read for any fan of romance.

Colt and "Duchess" are two of my all time favorite characters in any romance novel. Being a fan of Native American men - Colt aka White Thunder had an instant appeal. Johanna Lindsey pulls the reader in from page one of this novel by creating an instant compassion for Colt. You root for him from page one until the end when the two finally overcome all the obsticles in their way. Jocelyn Fleming - his "Dutchess" is entertaining to say the least. The two together create a friction that is both engaing as well as exciting.

This is a Johanna Lindsey fan MUST READ!

After having read thousands of romance books over the years, I still rate Savage Thunder as the best. Colt and Joselyn were made for each other. Their interplay is worth reading again and again. Is there any woman who reads this story who doesn't want to "soothe the savage beast"? Johanna Lindsey's books can vary in depth of story and characters. This the best of all of her books.

Savage Thunder should be the footprint for all romance novels. The story of Colt and Jocelyn's love is one that endures. This book has everything from heroes and heroines to real and undercover villians (a.k.a. "Longnose" and "Angel"). Beware! Once is not enough when you read this book. You'll read it over and over throughout the coming years.

You see it on the covers and I've heard it in some reading circles, yes, you GOT TO LOVE A LINDSEY. I've read Savage Thunder a couple of times over the past few years when I've needed a break from the "real world" and this book sure does it. We first met Colt, aka,White Thunder, and a few of his family members in Brave the Wild Wind. Savage Thunder picks Colt and Jocelyn's story. Johanna Lindsey doesn't write the generic bodice ripper seen in the early Rosemay Rogers books -- yes, there IS hot sex -- but its between partners who are in their own way faithful to each other and love each other deeply. While Lindsey's books are escapist reading, are generally written in another time (or planet) they also deal with many of our modern issues around race,religion and cultural misunderstanding. Anyone can pick up one of her books and relate to parts,if not all of them.

Colt, like many of Lindsey's hero's is hurt physically and emotionally, he's vulnerable and hides it until he meets Jocelyn who has no preconceived notions, enjoys life and begins to heal his hurts. In this, Lindsey's 25th book, there is more character development and it almost feels like you know or could know and admire these people. Her descriptions of the places they travel through feed the imagination so that if you are looking to "escape" for a short period of time to another place and time your mind certainly takes you there.

Its an easy read, but one you want to read over and over again.

HOT HOT HOT are the only words to describe this Johanna Linsey Romance. With Savage Thunder, the story of half-Cheyanne/half-white Colt (aka White Thunder) and rich widow Joscelynn Flemming, Ms. Lindsey is at her best.
It seems Colt and Joscelynn are destined for each other, at a time when neither is prepared. He is wary of all white women, she is wary of everyone. Both have good reasons to be cautious, but the obsticles they overcome and their struggle to understand each other only serve to bring them closer together.
This book is filled with action and suspence and of course steamy love scenes. Joscelynn and Colt give new meaning to the term "WILD West". However it was the realistc dialogue that did it for me. You realize that these people, although fictional, are from a very real time in America when Native Americans were treated as second class citizens. (Some argue they still are)
All in All an excellent book. Very good escape reading with the primary love story not at all marred by the weighty social problems of the day. A good choice for both JL romance fans and Native American History buffs looking for a good "fantasy escape" alike. Five Stars *****!

This book makes my top 5 all time favorite Romance Novels. Johanna Lindsey is my favorite author and if I had to choose my favorite book by her, it would be this one (although Angel comes thisclose as my #1- another must read!). The hero - Colt Thunder, is a definite "mans man", but at the same time is vulnerable to his one true love. Sigh.....I read this book every summer and every summer I enjoy it just as much!

I've had this book for years. I have read and re-read it time and again. This is one of my all time favorite books. The pain Colt went through hurts me so much when I read it but in the end he is able to find happiness in the same place where so much sorrow and agony took place. The interactions between Colt, his siblings and other characters that turn up in the book made me laugh, cry, get angry and in the end, I could not wait to go and find the other books with these characters in them.