Savage Embers

Savage #10

by Cassie Edwards

After setting his eyes on Maggie, a scarlet-haired beauty, Falcon Hawk, a mighty Arapaho chieftain, is determined to protect her from her fiercest enemy.

Genres: Historical Romance, Romance, Native American, Historical, Westerns, Historical Fiction

443 pages, Paperback

First published February 28, 2003

About the author

Edwards began writing romances in 1982 and released her 100th novel, Savage Skies, on August 28, 2007. Although her earlier books were classic historical romances, the vast majority of her novels involve Native American tribes. Edwards's grandmother was a full-blooded Cheyenne. Her first 99 books sold a combined 10 million copies as of August 2007, with her more recent novels averaging sales of 250,000–350,000 copies.

Edwards has won the Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award and the Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award, as well as being named one of Affaire de Coeur's top ten favorite romance writers. Edwards has a reputation for meticulously researching the proper anthropological backgrounds of each tribe she writes about.

Edwards and her husband Charles, a retired high school biology teacher, have been married for over 50 years. They have two sons, Charles and Brian, and three grandchildren. The family lived in St. Louis, Missouri for over thirty years, but now reside in Mattoon, Illinois.

Reviews

[Lady Tea · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'll admit that I didn't read the summary of this book before buying it, and I bought it at a time when I just had the ambition of finishing every book by Cassie Edwards--of which there were many, but I'd read some good ones, and I was encouraged.

But this is messed. up.

First off, I don't like there being pregnant heroines who only "feel passion" with the hero. Maggie's been raped for her first time, so that doesn't count, but then she also married a man that she did have genuine feelings so, and I felt it insincere for her to write it off as "feeling nothing". It feels like a cheat on behalf of the author, to basically have a pregnant heroine plot, but at the same time make her seem as virginal as possible.

Nope. That don't fly. You can't be pregnant AND a virgin--that's the domain of only one single person in history, and I think we all know who that is.

Ahem, and anyway, once the child is born, the whole decision to immediately give her over to a wet nurse, essentially, without Maggie's consent is just sick. I would NEVER forgive a man for that, and I don't care what bullshit reason he gives me! Maggie forgave Falcon Hawk WAYYYYY too easily, and that scene with HIM sucking the milk out of her breasts instead was just...UGH!

This don't fly. It don't fly, and I hated it.

Just. NEXT!

[Julie · Rating 2 out of 5]

quite a good read

[Victoria · Rating 1 out of 5]

Over the years, I have read almost all of the books written by Cassie Edwards... Her writing style is almost like a grade school writing... I always end up with the feeling that my reading level is WAY above her writing style. I really wish I could like her style.. she write the books that I love to read.

[Crystal · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the better stories by Edwards. I loved that Maggie actually questioned some of the traditions of the natives. It always bothers me that a white woman goes into an Indian camp, and just instantly is fine with their customs. I'm glad that this woman questioned/felt uncomfortable about some of the customs; makes the story more realistic.

[Mari Jack · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another good read from Cassie Edwards. Maggie and her baby go through all sorts of danger to get to where they end up. However, a young woman falling for a man more than old enough to be her grandfather and having his baby - ewwww! That would give anyone the creeps! Still, I enjoyed it.

[Andrea Wallace]

Love reading her books certainly takes you away from the daily tasks...on to the next

[Maura · Rating 2 out of 5]

Oh yes. What awful, flowery writing. And insta-love! Wow! So Maggie was raped and is pregnant and is fleeing when she encounters Falcon Hawk. Instead of running and screaming like most women of that era would do, she falls in love with him. Instantly. And so he takes her back to his village where she goes into labor. It is then that Falcon Hawk realizes she was pregnant...and he's a little peeved that she didn't tell him, what with their being in love and all. Then misunderstandings arise as her child is kept from her and breast fed by village women and Maggie feels betrayed...and all is better when they reveal that by feeding from the village women, Maggie's child is becoming Arapaho. And so, when Maggie has healed from the birth, she starts having sex with Falcon Hawk. But it isn't all happy endings from here...there's Frank, the rapist and father of Maggie's child, there's Soft Voice a conniving little bitch who wanted Falcon Hawk but then sets her hat for his father... It's long, convoluted and full of unrealistic behavior. Maggie is something of a Mary Sue character. It isn't really that great of a book, but its easy to read.

[Country Goose · Rating 3 out of 5]

Here you have a white woman and an Arapaho chief. They fall in love in a matter of hours (and he didn't see anything other than her face because she wore a dirty pancho covering her pregnancy). From the start, Maggie (a.k.a. Mary June, Panther Eyes) hides secrets from her lover. Exactly six weeks after the birth of her rape-child, she decides to take Falcon Hawk to bed. Soft Voice is a conniving, jealous b.... Frank wants his money. There are just so many different people, and anything that can happen will happen, but not in the manner of what you'd suspect. I figured Soft Voice would be an ally to Frank. I was pleasantly surprised that Frank showed his true colors to Soft Voice, but Soft Voice never really cared about what was going on until after she was going to get caught, which is true to character. I did think Sky Eyes and Dreaming Wolf would end up together in the end. In any case, this isn't a book I was thrilled with, though it was okay considering it isn't my type of Romance. I doubt I will read this book again.

[Tagseen Samsodien · Rating 2 out of 5]

My first Cassie Edwards and I've read many over the years. If there is one writer who takes cheesy cliches to a new level, it's her. Although her books are easy to get through, they're not just not very realistic. So if you're looking for something even remotely steeped in reality, don't read any of her work. It's all about insta-love, heart-eyes and flowery confessions of adoration with a bit of angst thrown into the mix.

[Ria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Even though this book is in some ways too similar to her others, I still loved it, and I still love Cassie's writing.

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book a long time ago and read it in 2day's

[Andrea · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book and the others in the savage series, I recommend it for a great read!

[TwistedRose · Rating 1 out of 5]

I haven't read this the rating is for the fact that people don't put the whole back paragraph on to tell what this is about. what the hell is this about!?

[Denise Koopman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book 10 of 35 in the Savage series. I loved this book. Wow