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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
wonderful action-packed Indian romance,
This review is from: White Deception (Leisure Historical Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)
In the Dakota Territory, three years have passed since the fatal barn fire killed her spouse of a few hours and left half-breed Mathilda Morning Moon O'Brien blind and unable to see visions. The nightmares that haunted her at first when she realized her husband died trying to rescue her stopped for a while, but have just returned as if the spirits are trying to communicate with her.
The new visions are more like what she used to "see" and quite different from the immediate post fire nightmares. In several of them Mattie observes half breed Reed Robertson, a bounty hunter who has embraced his white side fully. Reed has come to the area seeking to bring to justice the surviving two murderers who killed his wife. Though he wants to refuse to help Mattie save her family ranch from nasty souls, Reed cannot resist her lure. As they work together and their similar situations merge into one case, they fall in love, but the enemy is powerful and has killed their loved ones without regret several times already. In her latest "White" Indian romance, Susan Edwards provides strong medicine for her readers with a wonderful action-packed version of the classic western theme of good vs. bad. Mattie is an intriguing protagonist who refuses to allow her handicap to keep her from taking care of her siblings (her parents were murdered) while the cynical Reed thinks the intrepid Mattie is his savior and doom. Ms. Edwards' fans will take immense delight in what is one of her best, if not the best, White novel and look forward to a sibling sequel.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Relationship was on the "back burner" for most of the book,
By Gemma "bookworm" (Alberta, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: White Deception (Leisure Historical Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)
From the back cover:
True sight... Mathilda's world changed the day the barn burned, for that day she lost her vision. She could still see what was right, however: continuing to ranch, chasing her murdered parents' dream, here in the Dakota Territory. But she needed someone to help her; someone who would fight the men who'd killed her folks, kidnapped her siblings and aimed to drive her off her land. Whom could she trust? The soft-voiced half-breed who smelled of sage and promised to protect her? Truer love... For Reed, the blind woman meant redemption. A terrible mistake had set him on this quest that led to her property, but her hands on his face, the touch of her lips--everything about Mattie felt right. He had to save her. But first he had to prove himself worthy. He had to overcome his past, the hatred he's seen and the hatred inside, to look beyond, beneath, to find what was valuable: not just redemption, but love. And my review: There seems to be a glut of Native American romances on the market. Susan Edwards is yet another author who specializies in this popular sub-genre. She obviously has a big following, but I won't be counted among her fans. First off, there were some things that I liked about this story. For instance, I felt that the author did a good job of writing what life would be like from a blind woman's point of view. She did a good job of portraying what it would be like to lose one's sight, and how frustrating it would be. Not that Mattie, the heroine, was having a pity party (thank goodness), but I felt that this issue was dealt with in a realistic, yet delicate way. Her main frustration was the loss of her independence. So, all the romance readers who are frustrated by weak, wimpy heroines will be glad that there's no problem with that here. However, I felt that the character development was a bit lacking. Reed, the hero is a misunderstood man who's discriminated against because of his Native blood. He has an old score to settle, and with the loss of his family, he's your typical tortured hero. Yes, but what else? I didn't feel like I ever really got to know him on any other levels. He wasn't someone to swoon over; he was just there. Not a bad guy, but nothing amazing, either. I also felt that the relationship was never the main focus of the story. The other plotlines, of Reed looking for revenge, of Mattie trying to hold on to her family's land, of the villian getting ever closer to victory...all of these took up way more "screen time" than the relationship ever did. When the romance part did get going, it felt rather rushed (they just start kissing out of nowhere), and the emotions didn't move me or really ring true. Also, I was a little turned off by the heroine for kissing the hero when she's engaged to someone else. And no, just because she doesn't love her fiance "that way" doesn't make it okay. The plot seemed more interesting than the characters or their relationship. I never really connected with the characters, so I had a hard time caring what happened to them. The bottom line: if you're a fan of the many other authors in this genre, such as Madeline Baker, Cassie Edwards, Bobbi Smith, Karen Kay, or Elaine Barbieri, (and I realize there are a lot of you) then you'll probably like the works of Susan Edwards. If you aren't a fan of the authors I just mentioned, then you probably won't like Susan Edwards' books. That pretty much sums it up.
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