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WHERE THE WILD WIND BLOWS
Born and raised in Sioux country, Katie McCabe, daughter of an Indian trader, finds herself alone and adrift after her family is killed in a battle between the Indians and the soldiers. Black Moon, the fierce Oglala warrior who has sworn to fight to keep the white people from taking his land, rescues her and brings her to live in his village. The love that ignites between these two wild hearts is tested by Katie’s obligation to marry a man she does not love, by a promise made to a dying woman, the treachery of a jealous adversary, abduction by Crow Indians, the love of a cavalry lieutenant, and the tensions that erupt between the Sioux and the U.S. Army during the tumultuous 1850s, as a headstrong white girl and a proud Oglala warrior fight for their love and the wild country of their birth.
- GenresNative American
249 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 2, 2011
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Nancy Morse
42 books17 followersAward winning author of historical and contemporary romance novels.
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May 22, 2013
Absorbing and Bittersweet Story of Love Among the Plains Indians
Set in Wyoming in 1855 and the few years following, this is the story of Katie McCabe, daughter of an Indian trader who was raised in Sioux country, who in one day loses her family when the soldiers attack. When offered a choice, she chooses to live with the Lakota Sioux. Black Moon is an Oglala warrior who is bitter against the whites who are taking over the Indians’ lands but still he rescues Katie and finds himself attracted to her. As Black Moon tries to reconcile his hatred of the whites with his desire for the trader’s daughter, Katie marries Black Moon’s brother, though she does not love him, while still wanting Black Moon to whom she gave her body and her heart.
Katie faces one crisis after another as first a Crow Indian abducts her and then she is sold to some French traders. Of course, Black Moon comes to her rescue once again. Then there is Katie’s trip back to the white world when the soldiers come to bring her to a rich aunt in St. Louis. And the Army officer who wants her as his wife. All the while Katie longs for the freedom of the Plains and the Sioux warrior she still loves.
Not only are Katie’s trials enough to make you sad, but all of this is set against the hopeless striving of the Indians to save their way of life. Morse does a fine job of setting out the history and weaving an absorbing tale. There were some improbable elements that detracted for me though other readers might not mind: though she is captured, married or sold to one Indian or white man after another, none force her to have sex (and Black Moon never asks if they did); Black Moon allows a young, inexperienced brave to talk him into attacking when he believes it’s a bad day to fight and knows they cannot win (this seemed inconsistent with Black Moon’s character); and soldiers ride into an Indian encampment to retrieve Katie and are not challenged.
I loved Katie’s spirit and Black Moon’s strength. Together they were a worthy pair. But I did wonder what kind of a “happy ever after” they would have when the Indian wars were only beginning and any children they might have would be old enough to have fought (and perhaps died) in them. Such is the mark of a good story that I would care. If you want to experience the struggle of the Plains Indians, and the Sioux in particular, this is a bittersweet tale that will provide it.
Set in Wyoming in 1855 and the few years following, this is the story of Katie McCabe, daughter of an Indian trader who was raised in Sioux country, who in one day loses her family when the soldiers attack. When offered a choice, she chooses to live with the Lakota Sioux. Black Moon is an Oglala warrior who is bitter against the whites who are taking over the Indians’ lands but still he rescues Katie and finds himself attracted to her. As Black Moon tries to reconcile his hatred of the whites with his desire for the trader’s daughter, Katie marries Black Moon’s brother, though she does not love him, while still wanting Black Moon to whom she gave her body and her heart.
Katie faces one crisis after another as first a Crow Indian abducts her and then she is sold to some French traders. Of course, Black Moon comes to her rescue once again. Then there is Katie’s trip back to the white world when the soldiers come to bring her to a rich aunt in St. Louis. And the Army officer who wants her as his wife. All the while Katie longs for the freedom of the Plains and the Sioux warrior she still loves.
Not only are Katie’s trials enough to make you sad, but all of this is set against the hopeless striving of the Indians to save their way of life. Morse does a fine job of setting out the history and weaving an absorbing tale. There were some improbable elements that detracted for me though other readers might not mind: though she is captured, married or sold to one Indian or white man after another, none force her to have sex (and Black Moon never asks if they did); Black Moon allows a young, inexperienced brave to talk him into attacking when he believes it’s a bad day to fight and knows they cannot win (this seemed inconsistent with Black Moon’s character); and soldiers ride into an Indian encampment to retrieve Katie and are not challenged.
I loved Katie’s spirit and Black Moon’s strength. Together they were a worthy pair. But I did wonder what kind of a “happy ever after” they would have when the Indian wars were only beginning and any children they might have would be old enough to have fought (and perhaps died) in them. Such is the mark of a good story that I would care. If you want to experience the struggle of the Plains Indians, and the Sioux in particular, this is a bittersweet tale that will provide it.
April 22, 2025
Dedicated Reader
This is the first book I have read by this author and I really enjoyed it it kept my interest and I am looking forward for the next in the series .I will not say anything about the book except that it is worth reading I really hate it when someone gives a review and just about tells everything about the book that just ruins it for everyone. If you like Janelle Taylor you will like Nancy Morse.
This is the first book I have read by this author and I really enjoyed it it kept my interest and I am looking forward for the next in the series .I will not say anything about the book except that it is worth reading I really hate it when someone gives a review and just about tells everything about the book that just ruins it for everyone. If you like Janelle Taylor you will like Nancy Morse.
July 7, 2020
I like the book.It was hard for me to believe the girl giving her life to her life for a Indian who was never around.Blue Moon was bitter and hated whites.Some of the book didn’t seem in the real.I like historical books.She is a good author
May 10, 2013
I need to read this book again when the time is right. I was enjoying it very much until around page 200 and then my interest strayed. I don't know why - maybe it had slowed down to the point where my impatience to find out how it ended took over. My interest wasn't held once the soldiers arrived - I was more interested in the interactions between Black Moon and Katie and the Indian community - the thought of the inevitable misunderstandings etc just lost it for me!
I did what I never thought I would do and that is skimmed over what didn't interest me and returned to normal reading when the two main characters were involved. I finished the book but know I missed a great deal of it. However, I was able to follow the story and in parts I thought it was extremely good.
I did what I never thought I would do and that is skimmed over what didn't interest me and returned to normal reading when the two main characters were involved. I finished the book but know I missed a great deal of it. However, I was able to follow the story and in parts I thought it was extremely good.
January 22, 2012
This book was ok. Sure did make the bus ride home go faster. Thought the plot was a bit
improbable and the characters somewhat superficial. Still, I did have to finish it. I did want to know what happened next. A bit sad, in a way . . . about the whole Native American situation . . . as we now know how it turned out for them . . . and for all of us as well with regard to the abuse, destruction of the land, rivers, wildlife, etc., etc., etc.
improbable and the characters somewhat superficial. Still, I did have to finish it. I did want to know what happened next. A bit sad, in a way . . . about the whole Native American situation . . . as we now know how it turned out for them . . . and for all of us as well with regard to the abuse, destruction of the land, rivers, wildlife, etc., etc., etc.
February 15, 2022
This book definitely kept me entertained. When I read page after page, line after line then it's a good read. Lots of action, love, hate, betrayal, misunderstanding, loss and so on. He is a full blooded Lakota warrior and she is his enemy, a white woman. Only she can understand him and he can understand her. Together they make a formidable pair. He will kill for her and she eventually kills for him. This is book one in the series. I hope the rest are just as good to read.
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