Shadow Bear (Signet Historical Romance) [Paperback]

Cassie Edwards (Author)

Book Description

Series: Signet Historical Romance | Publication Date: July 3, 2007

South Dakota 1850. Before he died from the Indian arrow that pierced his body while he was hunting gold outside Fort Chance, Shiona Bramlett's father, the colonel, revealed a shocking secret. Now, armed only with her father's map and her courage, she's determined to honor him-and to fulfill her own destiny.

After a fierce prairie fire, Shadow Bear, Chief of the Grey Owl Band of the Lakota tribe, is desperately looking for his missing brother Silent Arrow. His search leads him to a beautiful woman in desperate need of help. Shadow Bear loathes the white man-but he cannot help but protect her. With a passion that is undeniable, they must learn to put their mistrust aside and share their secrets before all is lost

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Signet (July 3, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451221745
• ISBN-13: 978-0451221742
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,361,281 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars One of the worst romances I have ever read, September 8, 2007

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Sarah1989 - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shadow Bear (Signet Historical Romance) (Paperback)

The characters are very stereotyped--there is no detail that makes them come alive. why is the Shiona attracted to Shadow Bear other than the fact that he's handsome and she has no where else to go. If there are no other reasons, a well-rounded character would express some insight or doubt about her choice. there just is no descriptive detail as to their feelings or actions.

The action also is the same as that I have read in dozens of other books.

The chief or best warrior always thinks the white woman is the most beautiful woman he has ever seen.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars fun Indian romance, July 6, 2007

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shadow Bear (Signet Historical Romance) (Paperback)

In 1850 South Dakota, Lakota chief Shadow Bear grieves the deaths of his grandpa and parents killed two moons ago by buffalo hunters. Now his grandmother Dancing Breeze informs him of a vision she just had in which a fire will destroy much of the area; he has the tribe build trenches to save their village while he searches for his missing younger brother Silent Arrow.

With the death of their father by an arrow with special feathers, Shiona Bramlett, her younger brother Seth and their mom head east. The siblings leave the stagecoach to go to a cave where their father hid gold. However, they hear shots and return to the coach to find everyone dead with the same type of arrow that killed their father. Seth and Shiona reach the cave where she drinks water that seems okay. Seth looks around only to return with that arrow in his chest; he dies. A fire from lightning saves Shiona's life. Shiona wakes up feeling ill from the water she drank when an Indian arrives with that designer arrow in his shoulder. He directs her in removing it and gives her medicine for her fever before leaving. With the fire out, Shadow Bear finds Shiona and takes her to his village. As Shiona and Shadow Dancer fall in love, she fears the killer is lurking nearby.

Though this is the typical; Cassie Edwards' tale starring a noble Indian leader and a pure of heart white female as the lead couple, this is a delightful pairing. Shadow Bear's grandmother adds mysticism to the mix and the rest of the tribe especially his brother and his sister-in-law provide depth. Although the use of Lakota words with English translations is distracting and the villain severely burned in the fire rides a horse, kills people, and abducts the heroine which seems implausible, Ms. Edwards' fans will enjoy her latest Indian romance.

Harriet Klausner