Through The Fire [Kindle Edition]

Beth Trissel (Author)

Book Description

Will
love inflame these two natural-born enemies in fiery destruction?

Passions run deep in the raging battle
to possess a continent, its wealth and furs. Both the French and English count
powerful Indian tribes as their allies. English lady
Rebecca Elliot, having eloped to America with a British captain, finds herself
a widow. When she ventures into the colonial
frontier with the militia to seek her uncle, she unwittingly
enters a dangerous world of rugged mountains, wild animals, and even wilder men.
The rules are different here and she doesn't know them, especially those of the
savagely handsome warrior who captures her body and her heart.


Half-Shawnee, half-French warrior Shoka, former guide
for English traders, is the hawk, swift, sure, and silent as the moon. He knows
all about survival in this untamed land and how deadly distraction can be. His intent
is to sell Rebecca to the French before she draws him under her spell, but if he
lets her go he can no longer protect her. If he holds onto her, can he
safeguard his heart? With battle looming and an enemy warrior bent on
vengeance, Shoka and Rebecca must decide whether to fight together or be
destroyed.

***The sequel to this novel is out now, Kira, Daughter of the Moon. Set among the superstitious Scots in the rugged Alleghenies, Kira, Daughter of the Moon is an adventurous romance with a blend of Celtic and Native American flavors.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Ms. Trissel has captured the time period wonderfully.... I felt I was there through her descriptions and settings. An excellent story where there is so much happening.

----Two Lips Review by Shelia

The storyline of Through the Fire is well-written and uncommonly descriptive. Ms. Trissel took great time and effort to research Indian beliefs and their way of life. Anyone who buys this book will take great pleasure in it. --You Gotta Read by Laura

Through the Fire is full of interesting characters, beautifully described scenery, and vivid action sequences. It is a must read for any fan of historical romance. -- Long and Short Reviews by Poinsettia

2008 Golden Heart® Finalist

Publisher's Weekly BHB Reader's Choice Best Books of 2009 

From the Author

When I wrote Native American historical romance novel Through the Fire I felt as though I'd been through the flames. My hero and heroine certainly had. This adventure romance with a strong The Last of the Mohicans flavor and a mystical weave was born in the fertile ground of my imagination, fed by years of research, and a powerful draw to my English/Scots-Irish roots. My fascination with stirring tales of the colonial frontier and Eastern Woodland Indians is an early and abiding one. My ancestors had family members killed and captured by Native Americans. Some individuals returned with intriguing accounts of their captivity while others disappeared without a trace.

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Product Details

• File Size: 665 KB
• Print Length: 332 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: The Wild Rose Press; First American Rose Edition edition (June 18, 2009)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B002DYIG84
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Not Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #382,177 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Trhough the fire August 24, 2009

By J. Thomas

Format:Paperback

Ms Trissel gives explicit and beautiful imagery in her novel to leave her readers dreaming of the fantasy that she has created. She gives them enough adventure and romance to last and wanting more until her next novel. An excellent adventure withing the sheets of her fantasy.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully written with evocative language August 9, 2009

By LAS Reviewer

Format:Kindle Edition

Rebecca was seeking a new life on the colonial frontier. She never expected to be taken captive by Shawnee warriors, or to fall in love with one of them.

Rebecca Elliot has had a rough life to say the least. She fled England and married a man in the colonies in order to free herself from her abusive father, who was trying to force her to marry someone against her will. Unfortunately, her husband, a British soldier, was killed during the French and Indian War. Rebecca decides to take her younger sister, Kate, out to the colonial frontier where she hopes they can stay with some family. However, her escort of British soldiers is attacked by a band of Shawnee warriors, who are allied with the French.

Kate manages to escape, but Rebecca is taken captive by a warrior named Shoka. At first, Rebecca fears that she will be killed, but Shoka treats her with kindness. Although Shoka originally intends to sell Rebecca to a Frenchman, it soon becomes apparent that the chemistry between he and Rebecca is too strong to ignore. Before they know it, they've fallen in love, but the path before them will not be an easy one. The French and Indian War is raging all around them, and Rebecca's sister is still missing. To make matters worse, Shoka is being pursued by a Catawba warrior named Tonkawa who is bent on killing Shoka. If Tonkawa can't kill Shoka, he just might settle for taking Rebecca instead.

As a heroine, Rebecca is extremely tough. Her life in England was spent shielding her younger sister from their abusive father, and Rebecca has the scars on her back to prove it. While the abuse Rebecca suffered could have broken her, instead, Rebecca developed into a strong young woman who is protective not only of her sister, but also of the people she cares about. Although Rebecca's strength is certainly admirable, she can also be tremendously stubborn, which gets her into more then one scrape throughout the story that could have been avoided if she'd listened to those around her.

Shoka is a scarred hero. He doesn't trust his immediate attraction to Rebecca because his first wife had many affairs and eventually left him. This has left him distrustful of women, especially very beautiful women. Even though he tries to fight it, Shoka finds himself falling in love with her, much to the dismay of his brother and some of the other members of the tribe. Despite their disapproval, Shoka is determined to protect the woman he loves no matter what.

I had previously admired Ms. Trissel's use of descriptive language in one of her other works, and that is one of the reason's I chose to read Through the Fire. I was very pleased to discover that this story contained the same strong imagery. "Shafts of late-day sunlight streamed through breaks in the thickly clustered trees to touch the nodding heads of columbine and rosy mountain laurel. The woods were like a garden long ago abandoned." As I read this passage, I felt as though I were riding through the woods alongside Rebecca. "Wounded men writhed in the crushed grass, their piteous cries in her ears, while the dead lay where they'd fallen. Crimson stains pooled beneath them." This brief passage describes one of the many action-packed battle scenes that really pulled me into the story so that I could see and hear the fighting around me.

Through the Fire is full of interesting characters, beautifully described scenery, and vivid action sequences. It is a must read for any fan of historical romance.

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Through the Fire July 3, 2009

By Deborah A. Tsikuris

Format:Paperback

I just finished Beth Trissel's "Through The Fire" and it was fantastic!
I could not put it down. I highly recommend this book and Beth's other titles, she does not let her readers down in any of her works.

"Through The Fire" is a wonderful love story with terrific characters. My husband and I love riding our motorcycles up and around the Blue Ridge. I have always tried to picture the area through the eyes of the first travelers there, especially the Indians. Ms. Trissel has really captured the essence of that time in history. I compare "Through the Fire" with "Last of the Mohicans", the strength of the characters and location is evident in her writing.

She presents her readers with a beautiful history lesson.
Be sure and check out Beth Trissel other works and share them with your friends, you will not regret it.
Debbie Tsikuris

More About the Author

Married to my high school sweetheart, I live on a farm in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia surrounded by my children, grandbabies, and assorted animals. An avid gardener, my love of herbs and heirloom plants figures into my work. The rich history of Virginia, the Native Americans and the people who journeyed here from far beyond her borders are at the heart of my inspiration. In addition to American settings, I also write historical and time travel romances set in the British Isles. Recently I branched out beyond historical and light paranormal romance with a nonfiction book about gardening and country life entitled Shenandoah Watercolors.

Beth Trissel, historical and light paranormal romance author