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Tame the Wild Wind
Half-breed Gabe Beaumont had had to choose between the Sioux tribe of his mother and the white family of his father, and his choice had cost him everything. Settlers had murdered his Indian wife and child, and now revenge was all he lived for.
Riding westward with a renegade Sioux band, he became Tall Bear, a warrior with a wounded soul, a man with an anger and grief that tore away his gentleness and dreams—until a raid on a Wyoming stagecoach station brought him face-to-face with a feisty, red-haired beauty who would change his life...
Faith Kelley had run from her strict, pious upbringing toward the freedom of the frontier and a reckless husband. All too quickly, tragedy left her alone with an infant son and shattered plans. But Faith had drawn strength from the soaring hills, and her tough-minded courage flared when Indians attacked the stage stop that had become her home. She never guessed that Gabe Beaumont, the handsome, dark-haired cowboy who later rode into the station, was the Sioux warrior who had led that raid. He had changed worlds to claim the woman who was his destiny—and to fight for her love against the shadows and the danger that lurked in his wild heart.
Riding westward with a renegade Sioux band, he became Tall Bear, a warrior with a wounded soul, a man with an anger and grief that tore away his gentleness and dreams—until a raid on a Wyoming stagecoach station brought him face-to-face with a feisty, red-haired beauty who would change his life...
Faith Kelley had run from her strict, pious upbringing toward the freedom of the frontier and a reckless husband. All too quickly, tragedy left her alone with an infant son and shattered plans. But Faith had drawn strength from the soaring hills, and her tough-minded courage flared when Indians attacked the stage stop that had become her home. She never guessed that Gabe Beaumont, the handsome, dark-haired cowboy who later rode into the station, was the Sioux warrior who had led that raid. He had changed worlds to claim the woman who was his destiny—and to fight for her love against the shadows and the danger that lurked in his wild heart.
432 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 1996
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Rosanne Bittner
84 books621 followersI am a USA-TODAY best-selling author with 41 years, 76 books, and numerous writing awards behind me. My major genre is historical romance. I have always written for standard publishers but am now writing strictly for Amazon so I have more freedom to write real history. My most recent publication is SHADOW TRAIL, the 6th book in my Outlaw Hearts series. I also wrote and published my first full-length contemporary story, DANCING BENEATH YOU, in September 2022, a romance involving mystery and a depiction of reservation life in the Badlands of South Dakota. My best sellers are my SAVAGE DESTINY series (7 books) and my OUTLAW HEARTS series. See my website (www.rosannebittner.com) for details on all my books - most available for Kindle and in print. I am known for great love stories filled with real history and high emotion. I have also written many Native American stories, all based on real history.
I love American history. For those of you who have not yet read my books, my stories are generally set in the American West of the 1800s and feature vividly described, historically accurate settings that span the US from Missouri to California, from Canada to Mexico. Many of my books portray the poignant history of our Native Americans, and though the characters are my own, I use real historical locations and events in all my novels. I have also written about the French & Indian wars, American Revolution, the War of 1812, the war with Mexico (the Alamo), and the Civil War.
National magazine ROMANTIC TIMES has called me the "Queen of Western Romance" and an "emotional powerhouse." My husband and I have traveled the west for nearly 40 years and I have visited just about every location mentioned in my books.
Visit my website at www.rosannebittner.com and my Facebook Author page. And be sure to join Rosanne Bittner's Heart of the West Street Team! Happy reading!
I love American history. For those of you who have not yet read my books, my stories are generally set in the American West of the 1800s and feature vividly described, historically accurate settings that span the US from Missouri to California, from Canada to Mexico. Many of my books portray the poignant history of our Native Americans, and though the characters are my own, I use real historical locations and events in all my novels. I have also written about the French & Indian wars, American Revolution, the War of 1812, the war with Mexico (the Alamo), and the Civil War.
National magazine ROMANTIC TIMES has called me the "Queen of Western Romance" and an "emotional powerhouse." My husband and I have traveled the west for nearly 40 years and I have visited just about every location mentioned in my books.
Visit my website at www.rosannebittner.com and my Facebook Author page. And be sure to join Rosanne Bittner's Heart of the West Street Team! Happy reading!
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May 15, 2018
I love western/frontier historical romances. I just love the simple way of living but also the danger that is around every corner. Tame the Wild Wind is my 6th book by Rosanne Bittner and another great historical romance that had me hooked until the end. In these type of stories the female characters are mostly very strong and independent, and that was also the case for this book. I loved how resilient Faith was and how determined she was to accomplish her dreams. But she was also smart enough to understand when she needed help. I loved that the author started from the beginning to give the reader a good idea what the main characters Faith and Tall Bear/Gabe went through in their lives. You see all their ups and downs and smile and mourn when they do.
Faith and Gabe come into each other's lives at the right moments. I just loved seeing these two develop feeling for one another. I believed in their love and that they were made for each other. I really enjoyed this book a lot, however I wanted more scenes where Gabe and Faith were together. There were a couple of times these two were separated, and I just couldn't wait for them to be reunited again. I have to admit that there were a couple of chapters I skipped, because I was becoming a bit impatient for them to be together again. Overall, this was a very enjoyable and great historical romance about very intriguing characters.
August 30, 2017
Sometimes 2nd reads can make a book that was okay into an enjoyable escape! Gabe and Faith have quite the journey to reach their HEA, full of trials and struggles. While Faith isn't my favorite heroine (there wasn't anything "wrong" with her -- I just didn't fully connect to her like I usually like to), I adored Gabe. While I do wish they had a bit more time together in the story, overall it's a heartwarming tale with a beautiful ending.
April 4, 2022
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Hé Ho ! Les Editions "J'ai Lu" ! Il faut rééditer ce livre dans une version plus moderne pour la couverture !!!! Hé ho !!!! Car celle de 2005 (la plus récente) est vraiment tchip !
Comme toujours, ne jamais juger un livre par sa couverture, car vous passeriez à côté d'un très bon moment de lecture avec "Où le vent te mène".
Cela fut un vrai coup de coeur pour moi !
Juste une chose avant de donner mon avis sur le fond, encore une fois.....Je suis allée voir la version anglosaxonne de ce livre, et les personnages n'ont pas du tout les mêmes prénoms ! Pour le héros, son prénom passe de Vince à Gabe (son prénom de blanc), et l'héroïne, bah Sarah devient Faith...Je ne comprends pas ce choix éditorial, mais bon, c'est comme ça.....(quand vous rééditerez ce livre, vous pouvez peut-être mettre les prénoms de la version originale, non ? C'est juste une suggestion....).
Revenons à nos moutons. Nous avons ici une magnifique histoire d'amour entre Sarah et Tall Bear (alias Vince Beaumont, qui est sioux par sa mère, et français par son père).
Mais attention, il faut savoir que l'auteure, Rosanne Bittner, prend son temps pour réunir les deux héros après leur premier face à face (presque à la moitié du livre), et qu'il faut attendre donc que quelques années s'écoulent.....
On sent qu'elle n'est pas pressée (et nous non plus d'ailleurs, n'est-ce pas ?!), déjà dès le début du livre, en nous montrant un moment clé de l'enfance de Tall Bear, quand il a 10 ans, la raison qui le fera renoncer au monde des blanc et aller rejoindre une tribu sioux pour devenir un guerrier, se marier et avoir un petit garçon (et sa femme est enceinte, quand elle se fait tuer, elle et le petit garçon...Bon, ce n'est pas un spoil ! Vous vous doutez bien que si Sarah et Tall Bear finissent ensemble dans cette romance, c'est qu'ils n'ont plus d'attache sentimentale ailleurs !).....
Sarah a 10 ans de moins que Tall Bear, du coup, quand on suit l'enfance du jeune indien, on suit en parallèle l'histoire de la mère de Sarah, qui se retrouve mariée à un quaker, en Pennsylvanie, certes séduisant, mais finalement, aux habitudes de vie très austères qui vont la faire déprimer.....
Quand Sarah nait, sa mère fera tout pour qu'elle puisse ne pas dépendre d'un homme, comme ça a été le cas pour elle....Bon malheureusement, une fois adolescente, Sarah tombe amoureux d'un quaker lui aussi, et s'il est mignon, il est aussi paresseux que stupide......Et au lit, c'est un lapin qui ne prend pas compte des désirs de la jeune fille....
Du coup, Sarah se retrouve vite enceinte et malheureusement pour elle, son mari a des envies d'aventure, partir vers les mines d'or dans le Grand Ouest, pour faire fortune......Sarah est obligée de suivre (même si l'aventure ne lui fait pas peur, c'est la manière dont Johnny, son mari, organise le voyage, qui est désastreuse.......). Le jeune homme insouciant finira par être tué et Sarah se retrouvera seule, en pleine nature hostile, dans le désarroi le plus total avec son chariot, en train de trainer le cadavre de son mari....
Et c'est là qu'elle va croiser Tall Bear la première fois......Il parle le sioux, l'anglais et même le français.....Elle ne voit en lui qu'un sauvage, vu qu'il est vêtu comme comme un indien.....Elle est très impressionnée par lui, par sa force et finalement, par sa "gentillesse" puisque il va l'aider à enterrer Johnny et lui indiquer le chemin à prendre pour atteindre un relais de diligences.
Voilà, la première rencontre entre Tall Bear et Sarah. Il faudra donc attendre quelques années pour que leurs routes se rejoignent, et chacun, de leur côté, n'a pas oublié l'autre (car il faut le dire, Tall Bear a été totalement subjugué par cette blanche aux cheveux rougeoyants et la beauté fraîche, qui doit avoir dans les 18-19 ans et qui arrive quand même à surmonter la mort de son mari et veut continuer à aller dans l'Ouest....).
Nous suivons essentiellement Sarah dans "Où le vent te mène" (écrit à la 3ème personne du singulier) mais nous avons aussi des moments avec Tall Bear, notamment pour constater que les blancs, dont l'armée américaine, se sont vraiment comportés comme des monstres envers les indiens.....Nous comprenons la raison pour laquelle Tall Bear "bascule du côté obscur de la force" et se joint à un groupe de bandits.....Notre héros éprouve une grande haine envers les blancs et est aussi très concerné par le sort des tribus indiennes ("à cause de lui", une petite tribu cheyenne pacifique a été massacrée....Gros remords...).
En tout cas, dans ce livre, la vie est très dure, nos personnages principaux en bavent énormément, il y a beaucoup de gens qui meurent autour d'eux....C'est pour ça, il vaut mieux éviter de s'attacher à certains personnages secondaires.....
Par contre, on ne peut qu'être admiratif face au courage et à la détermination de Sarah qui va arriver à atteindre ses rêves les plus fous.....On a du mal à croire qu'à son âge et avec un enfant en bas âge (souvenez-vous Sarah était enceinte quand son mari décède) elle arrive quand même à effectuer toutes ces tâches....Elle est vraiment très courageuse !
J'ai adoré les personnages secondaires tels que Bret Flowers (la prostituée au grand coeur), Hilda, la propriétaire du relais qui va être presque comme une seconde mère pour Sarah et va lui apprendre à gérer ce lieux, ainsi que Buck, le conducteur de diligences et évidemment le petit Johnny, le fils de Sarah, que nous voyons naitre et grandir peu à peu au fur et à mesure des pages qui défilent....
Evidemment, au niveaux des méchants, on est servis, entre les bandits sans scrupules, les shérifs corrompus et les hommes d'affaires qui veulent escroquer les "braves gens".....
Quant à l'histoire d'amour entre Tall Bear et Sarah, elle est très longue à arriver....Il faudra du temps pour qu'ils s'avouent enfin leur amour (parce que évidemment, une femme blanche ne devait pas épouser un indien, même si Tall Bear est à moitié blanc, il ne tient de son père français que ses yeux verts.....Tout le reste de son physique fait bien penser qu'il est un vrai Sioux)....Mais finalement, dans ce Grand Ouest où tout est encore en construction, que chacun peut avoir sa "liberté", leur mariage sera accepté par la communauté....Mais bon, avant ça, ces deux-là vont en baver sévère, je vous préviens !
Rosanne Bittner ne nous épargne rien au niveau des injustices et nos deux héros ont vraiment le moral et la volonté, même quand ils seront de nouveau séparés (oui, encore !) durant 5 années après leur mariage....Cela dit, la dernière partie de ce livre est libératrice (au niveau de nos frustrations, à nous lecteurs ! laissez-les s'aimer en paix !!!). C'est épique, c'est merveilleux, cela donne des frissons !
Et l'épilogue nous fait bien comprendre que tout est bien qui finit bien. La famille s'agrandit et Sarah fait même venir son père dans l'Ouest (grâce aux nouveaux chemins de fer....).
Je vous recommande totalement ce livre pour la sublime histoire d'amour et pour toute l'aventure et les drames qui ne laissent aucun répit à nos deux personnages principaux......Donc, oui, je réitère ma demande aux Editions J'ai Lu : A quand une nouvelle réédition de ce livre avec une couverture plus "actuelle" dans ce genre littéraire ?
Ma note : 18,5/20 - Coup de coeur !
Hé Ho ! Les Editions "J'ai Lu" ! Il faut rééditer ce livre dans une version plus moderne pour la couverture !!!! Hé ho !!!! Car celle de 2005 (la plus récente) est vraiment tchip !
Comme toujours, ne jamais juger un livre par sa couverture, car vous passeriez à côté d'un très bon moment de lecture avec "Où le vent te mène".
Cela fut un vrai coup de coeur pour moi !
Juste une chose avant de donner mon avis sur le fond, encore une fois.....Je suis allée voir la version anglosaxonne de ce livre, et les personnages n'ont pas du tout les mêmes prénoms ! Pour le héros, son prénom passe de Vince à Gabe (son prénom de blanc), et l'héroïne, bah Sarah devient Faith...Je ne comprends pas ce choix éditorial, mais bon, c'est comme ça.....(quand vous rééditerez ce livre, vous pouvez peut-être mettre les prénoms de la version originale, non ? C'est juste une suggestion....).
Revenons à nos moutons. Nous avons ici une magnifique histoire d'amour entre Sarah et Tall Bear (alias Vince Beaumont, qui est sioux par sa mère, et français par son père).
Mais attention, il faut savoir que l'auteure, Rosanne Bittner, prend son temps pour réunir les deux héros après leur premier face à face (presque à la moitié du livre), et qu'il faut attendre donc que quelques années s'écoulent.....
On sent qu'elle n'est pas pressée (et nous non plus d'ailleurs, n'est-ce pas ?!), déjà dès le début du livre, en nous montrant un moment clé de l'enfance de Tall Bear, quand il a 10 ans, la raison qui le fera renoncer au monde des blanc et aller rejoindre une tribu sioux pour devenir un guerrier, se marier et avoir un petit garçon (et sa femme est enceinte, quand elle se fait tuer, elle et le petit garçon...Bon, ce n'est pas un spoil ! Vous vous doutez bien que si Sarah et Tall Bear finissent ensemble dans cette romance, c'est qu'ils n'ont plus d'attache sentimentale ailleurs !).....
Sarah a 10 ans de moins que Tall Bear, du coup, quand on suit l'enfance du jeune indien, on suit en parallèle l'histoire de la mère de Sarah, qui se retrouve mariée à un quaker, en Pennsylvanie, certes séduisant, mais finalement, aux habitudes de vie très austères qui vont la faire déprimer.....
Quand Sarah nait, sa mère fera tout pour qu'elle puisse ne pas dépendre d'un homme, comme ça a été le cas pour elle....Bon malheureusement, une fois adolescente, Sarah tombe amoureux d'un quaker lui aussi, et s'il est mignon, il est aussi paresseux que stupide......Et au lit, c'est un lapin qui ne prend pas compte des désirs de la jeune fille....
Du coup, Sarah se retrouve vite enceinte et malheureusement pour elle, son mari a des envies d'aventure, partir vers les mines d'or dans le Grand Ouest, pour faire fortune......Sarah est obligée de suivre (même si l'aventure ne lui fait pas peur, c'est la manière dont Johnny, son mari, organise le voyage, qui est désastreuse.......). Le jeune homme insouciant finira par être tué et Sarah se retrouvera seule, en pleine nature hostile, dans le désarroi le plus total avec son chariot, en train de trainer le cadavre de son mari....
Et c'est là qu'elle va croiser Tall Bear la première fois......Il parle le sioux, l'anglais et même le français.....Elle ne voit en lui qu'un sauvage, vu qu'il est vêtu comme comme un indien.....Elle est très impressionnée par lui, par sa force et finalement, par sa "gentillesse" puisque il va l'aider à enterrer Johnny et lui indiquer le chemin à prendre pour atteindre un relais de diligences.
Voilà, la première rencontre entre Tall Bear et Sarah. Il faudra donc attendre quelques années pour que leurs routes se rejoignent, et chacun, de leur côté, n'a pas oublié l'autre (car il faut le dire, Tall Bear a été totalement subjugué par cette blanche aux cheveux rougeoyants et la beauté fraîche, qui doit avoir dans les 18-19 ans et qui arrive quand même à surmonter la mort de son mari et veut continuer à aller dans l'Ouest....).
Nous suivons essentiellement Sarah dans "Où le vent te mène" (écrit à la 3ème personne du singulier) mais nous avons aussi des moments avec Tall Bear, notamment pour constater que les blancs, dont l'armée américaine, se sont vraiment comportés comme des monstres envers les indiens.....Nous comprenons la raison pour laquelle Tall Bear "bascule du côté obscur de la force" et se joint à un groupe de bandits.....Notre héros éprouve une grande haine envers les blancs et est aussi très concerné par le sort des tribus indiennes ("à cause de lui", une petite tribu cheyenne pacifique a été massacrée....Gros remords...).
En tout cas, dans ce livre, la vie est très dure, nos personnages principaux en bavent énormément, il y a beaucoup de gens qui meurent autour d'eux....C'est pour ça, il vaut mieux éviter de s'attacher à certains personnages secondaires.....
Par contre, on ne peut qu'être admiratif face au courage et à la détermination de Sarah qui va arriver à atteindre ses rêves les plus fous.....On a du mal à croire qu'à son âge et avec un enfant en bas âge (souvenez-vous Sarah était enceinte quand son mari décède) elle arrive quand même à effectuer toutes ces tâches....Elle est vraiment très courageuse !
J'ai adoré les personnages secondaires tels que Bret Flowers (la prostituée au grand coeur), Hilda, la propriétaire du relais qui va être presque comme une seconde mère pour Sarah et va lui apprendre à gérer ce lieux, ainsi que Buck, le conducteur de diligences et évidemment le petit Johnny, le fils de Sarah, que nous voyons naitre et grandir peu à peu au fur et à mesure des pages qui défilent....
Evidemment, au niveaux des méchants, on est servis, entre les bandits sans scrupules, les shérifs corrompus et les hommes d'affaires qui veulent escroquer les "braves gens".....
Quant à l'histoire d'amour entre Tall Bear et Sarah, elle est très longue à arriver....Il faudra du temps pour qu'ils s'avouent enfin leur amour (parce que évidemment, une femme blanche ne devait pas épouser un indien, même si Tall Bear est à moitié blanc, il ne tient de son père français que ses yeux verts.....Tout le reste de son physique fait bien penser qu'il est un vrai Sioux)....Mais finalement, dans ce Grand Ouest où tout est encore en construction, que chacun peut avoir sa "liberté", leur mariage sera accepté par la communauté....Mais bon, avant ça, ces deux-là vont en baver sévère, je vous préviens !
Rosanne Bittner ne nous épargne rien au niveau des injustices et nos deux héros ont vraiment le moral et la volonté, même quand ils seront de nouveau séparés (oui, encore !) durant 5 années après leur mariage....Cela dit, la dernière partie de ce livre est libératrice (au niveau de nos frustrations, à nous lecteurs ! laissez-les s'aimer en paix !!!). C'est épique, c'est merveilleux, cela donne des frissons !
Et l'épilogue nous fait bien comprendre que tout est bien qui finit bien. La famille s'agrandit et Sarah fait même venir son père dans l'Ouest (grâce aux nouveaux chemins de fer....).
Je vous recommande totalement ce livre pour la sublime histoire d'amour et pour toute l'aventure et les drames qui ne laissent aucun répit à nos deux personnages principaux......Donc, oui, je réitère ma demande aux Editions J'ai Lu : A quand une nouvelle réédition de ce livre avec une couverture plus "actuelle" dans ce genre littéraire ?
Ma note : 18,5/20 - Coup de coeur !
April 2, 2025
Tame the Wild Wind by Rosanne Bittner (1996) is a masterful and deeply emotional story about two very different people… the hero Gabe / Tall Bear of Sioux and white heritage, and Faith who was raised in the Quaker faith. Both have led different lives but they have known hardships, tragedy, and great loneliness. Thru their fierce determination, and a bazillion obstacles they finally find their happily ever after.
There’s lots of harrowing events in this unusual story which includes long passages in which the MCs are not together … in most of the first half it’s two separate stories for them, and then they briefly encounter each other but know deep down there’s an attraction. Their lives are intertwined … and later there’s a very long separation. Bittner’s superb storytelling expertly pulls this off .., I didn’t mind about this unusual construction for a HR … absolutely loved it! And it kept me glued to the story.
Overall, this is a wonderful heartwarming book full of passionate enduring love … it’s a bit different from other HRs which is a treat!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
There’s lots of harrowing events in this unusual story which includes long passages in which the MCs are not together … in most of the first half it’s two separate stories for them, and then they briefly encounter each other but know deep down there’s an attraction. Their lives are intertwined … and later there’s a very long separation. Bittner’s superb storytelling expertly pulls this off .., I didn’t mind about this unusual construction for a HR … absolutely loved it! And it kept me glued to the story.
Overall, this is a wonderful heartwarming book full of passionate enduring love … it’s a bit different from other HRs which is a treat!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
August 16, 2016
Absolutely fantastic book! Fell in love w/Rosanne Bittner and her tale of Faith and Gabe. I wanted a little something different for my reading pleasure and this book ticked off everything on my list - excitement, drama, love, romance, war and the connection between two souls that is so deep nothing can tear it apart. I will definitely be reading more of Bittner's work! Thanks!
dnf
April 1, 2016I am already creeped out by the hero so dnf
June 14, 2019
This is yet another book in which the main characters meet early and don't spend time with each other into midway into the book. Then they have separated again until late in the book. I hope that this author hasn't decided on this 'formula' for all of her stories. It is hard to consider this a romance when the main characters spend so little time together.
It is hard to imagine that a chance meeting of three day's duration was enough to create feelings of love in these two characters. It is years before they meet again -- yet there is a total recall of the other character. I don't know; I had a hard time accepting the quick marriage and extremely long separation. 3.5 stars
It is hard to imagine that a chance meeting of three day's duration was enough to create feelings of love in these two characters. It is years before they meet again -- yet there is a total recall of the other character. I don't know; I had a hard time accepting the quick marriage and extremely long separation. 3.5 stars
October 4, 2025
3 1/2 stars. Reading some of this author's books is a bit hit and miss. Some are really good while others not so good. Any historical western romance that has a Halfbreed in it I'm usually hooked but with this book I skipped several pages. Maybe that's because it took too long for the main characters to finally meet and become serious. The first several chapters tend to be a history lesson on the characters which I found somewhat boring. The storyline spans over 35 plus years which also makes it drag on and on. It does have a HEA ending though.
August 1, 2023
Fabulous read!
I could not put it down! I fell in love with the characters and never looked back, until I finished reading. Sexy scenes, heartwarming love and dedication, I felt I was there with them, heartbeat by heartbeat.
I could not put it down! I fell in love with the characters and never looked back, until I finished reading. Sexy scenes, heartwarming love and dedication, I felt I was there with them, heartbeat by heartbeat.
September 23, 2017
First time with this author, and I really enjoyed the book. loved the characters and the plot. I like novels with a bit of history in them. Bravery, bad guys, romance. Well done
March 16, 2021
3 1/2 stars. This book has a good storyline but felt overly long and the writing was not that great. It had the potential to be something fantastic.
April 9, 2023
Faith and Gabe
Two wild souls that met and found love and a beautiful family. Loved the story of Faith and Gabe and the town built on dreams.
Two wild souls that met and found love and a beautiful family. Loved the story of Faith and Gabe and the town built on dreams.
August 14, 2023
I like the book. Faith was a strong character.it was a good book.
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December 30, 2025DNF
October 7, 2016
Rosanne Bittner's To Tame The Wild Wind, leads us on a journey of the unexpected. Faith grew up in a Quaker town, but she never could tap down her free spirit. Johnny her young love returns from the civil war with lies of his bravery on his lips. Both ready to flee the Quaker life for freedom. Westward lands calling them both. Johnny can't keep a job or stay out of gambling houses, Faith works her self to death just to keep a roof over their heads. Tragedy strikes when Johnny is murdered by their scout leading them into Wyoming territory.
Gabe's dad ( a Frenchman) was murdered by robbers on the steamboats when he was 10 years old. He must take care of his Indian mom, so they flee to her people to live. Tall Bear emerges, after his mom and little sister are murdered by white men. Then Tall Bears own wife and son are gunned down by buffalo hunters. His rage & revenge begins.
Faith left all alone with her dead husband to bury and the scout she murdered to protect herself.
Tall Bear rides up on a lone woman with a dead man tied to her wagon. Tall Bear helps Faith bury her husband and takes her safely to a wagon depot deep in Wyoming. Both never forget one another.
This is where the story begins. Will they meet again? Will Gabe/Tall Bear (a Half-Breed) return? Which world will he decide he belongs in, white man or Indian?
One must read this book to find out the extraordinary book Rosanne Bittner has written. This one has many twists and heartbreaking turns as only a Bittner book can deliver. 5 stars.
Gabe's dad ( a Frenchman) was murdered by robbers on the steamboats when he was 10 years old. He must take care of his Indian mom, so they flee to her people to live. Tall Bear emerges, after his mom and little sister are murdered by white men. Then Tall Bears own wife and son are gunned down by buffalo hunters. His rage & revenge begins.
Faith left all alone with her dead husband to bury and the scout she murdered to protect herself.
Tall Bear rides up on a lone woman with a dead man tied to her wagon. Tall Bear helps Faith bury her husband and takes her safely to a wagon depot deep in Wyoming. Both never forget one another.
This is where the story begins. Will they meet again? Will Gabe/Tall Bear (a Half-Breed) return? Which world will he decide he belongs in, white man or Indian?
One must read this book to find out the extraordinary book Rosanne Bittner has written. This one has many twists and heartbreaking turns as only a Bittner book can deliver. 5 stars.
August 5, 2019
This was a random pick up at the library book sale in Flint. WHICH is a blast. For 5$ you got a HUGE bag and you can shove as many books as possible into it and it is yours. They do this sale twice a year. Totally worth it if you happen to be in the area. But yesss this was one of the many I grabbed.
Oh boy.
The story follows Faith and Gabe. Faith runs away with some yahoo Johnny because she wants adventure and to be free from her family. Mind you his own mother warns against the boy, but does Faith listen? Nah. Gabe is half Native and half white. His father was murdered so he and his mom move back to her people. Things happen and his whole family is killed so he goes to get revenge. Things happen and they somehow fall in love.
Where to begin with this hot mess of a book?
Okay. FIRST Faith. OOOOOOO you idiot. She only wants to run away with this yahoo man because she wants to be free. His own mother was all MARRY ANYONE BUT HIM. PLEASE. He’s an idiot. But nope. Even after he betrays her, her father comes to save her and she is all I LOVE HIM DAD! GO AWAY! Time goes on and the yahoo dies. No spoiler there. She is all alone and preggo. Great. She gets lucky and finds a widow at the fort to take her in. Great.
Now here comes Gabe. Oh Gabe. I do feel for you. Father killed. Mom killed. Preggo wife and baby son killed. Life is not nice to him and he wants to kill people. Can you blame him? Especially because the Whites killed them. Gah. Damn racists. But yes. He stumbles across preggo Faith and helps her take care of the idiot husband of hers. They then don’t see each other for a long while. Where did this kindness come from? You shoulda murdered her. But whatever. Love/lust/stupidity. Who knows??
Now…here is my biggest and main issue with this entire story. This is supposed to be a historical romance. There was really no romance. There was no chemistry. The two barely even spent any time together. Maybe a hand full of pages? Heck…it took 100 pages or so for the two to even meet. Maybe I would’ve felt different if this was just a generic Historical Fiction? But even with that the two had NO chemistry and it was awkward when they were lovey-dovey.
The ending drama was intense and it did hook me. I was soooo worried and had no idea how everything was going to be fixed.
All-in-all, I am super disappointed by this. The story was dry and the romance even drier. The characters annoyed me. The only little gem of the story was the ending drama. Wasn’t sure how THAT was going to be fixed. Other than that. NO thank you sir. I would not recommend this if you are looking for a HR. I’ll give this 2 stars. The ending did earn one star for being super intense and pretty good.
Oh boy.
The story follows Faith and Gabe. Faith runs away with some yahoo Johnny because she wants adventure and to be free from her family. Mind you his own mother warns against the boy, but does Faith listen? Nah. Gabe is half Native and half white. His father was murdered so he and his mom move back to her people. Things happen and his whole family is killed so he goes to get revenge. Things happen and they somehow fall in love.
Where to begin with this hot mess of a book?
Okay. FIRST Faith. OOOOOOO you idiot. She only wants to run away with this yahoo man because she wants to be free. His own mother was all MARRY ANYONE BUT HIM. PLEASE. He’s an idiot. But nope. Even after he betrays her, her father comes to save her and she is all I LOVE HIM DAD! GO AWAY! Time goes on and the yahoo dies. No spoiler there. She is all alone and preggo. Great. She gets lucky and finds a widow at the fort to take her in. Great.
Now here comes Gabe. Oh Gabe. I do feel for you. Father killed. Mom killed. Preggo wife and baby son killed. Life is not nice to him and he wants to kill people. Can you blame him? Especially because the Whites killed them. Gah. Damn racists. But yes. He stumbles across preggo Faith and helps her take care of the idiot husband of hers. They then don’t see each other for a long while. Where did this kindness come from? You shoulda murdered her. But whatever. Love/lust/stupidity. Who knows??
Now…here is my biggest and main issue with this entire story. This is supposed to be a historical romance. There was really no romance. There was no chemistry. The two barely even spent any time together. Maybe a hand full of pages? Heck…it took 100 pages or so for the two to even meet. Maybe I would’ve felt different if this was just a generic Historical Fiction? But even with that the two had NO chemistry and it was awkward when they were lovey-dovey.
The ending drama was intense and it did hook me. I was soooo worried and had no idea how everything was going to be fixed.
All-in-all, I am super disappointed by this. The story was dry and the romance even drier. The characters annoyed me. The only little gem of the story was the ending drama. Wasn’t sure how THAT was going to be fixed. Other than that. NO thank you sir. I would not recommend this if you are looking for a HR. I’ll give this 2 stars. The ending did earn one star for being super intense and pretty good.
April 5, 2016
Tame the Wild Heart got 5 stars from me because it is the first book that has ever TRULY brought me tears of sadness and tears of joy. This book was was well written, with much thought and heart. First several pages had me thinking I wasn't interested, but for some reason, I kept reading, am I ever glad I did!! This book will stay in my heart for a VERY long time.
This book got 5 stars from me because it is TRULY the first book that has ever given me tears of sadness AND tears of joy. Tame the WILD WIND was well written, with much thought and heart. The first several pages had me a little bored and thinking I wouldn't be able to finish it, for some reason I kept thinking "one more page", am I ever glad I did!! This book will stay in my mind and heart for a very long time. I will definitely read the next Rosanne Bittner book that I run across.
This book got 5 stars from me because it is TRULY the first book that has ever given me tears of sadness AND tears of joy. Tame the WILD WIND was well written, with much thought and heart. The first several pages had me a little bored and thinking I wouldn't be able to finish it, for some reason I kept thinking "one more page", am I ever glad I did!! This book will stay in my mind and heart for a very long time. I will definitely read the next Rosanne Bittner book that I run across.
February 2, 2016
Remembering olden times
Long story! Enjoyed the story. You have a vivid imagination, as do most people. My great grandfather was half Indian and lived in troubled times. Your description of the character Tall bear, fit my great grandfather to a tee!! I will recommend this reading S it hits home from stories told to me by my great grandmother and grandmother. Their tales were not fiction though. Thank you
Long story! Enjoyed the story. You have a vivid imagination, as do most people. My great grandfather was half Indian and lived in troubled times. Your description of the character Tall bear, fit my great grandfather to a tee!! I will recommend this reading S it hits home from stories told to me by my great grandmother and grandmother. Their tales were not fiction though. Thank you
December 4, 2025
LIKE taking the most WILD RIDE!
If you want to read a LOVE STORY that's a THRILLING RIDE from
beginning to end!💜🩵 This book definitely has the kind of
romance, trust & blind faith in one another every woman dreams of!
Faith and Gabe (Tall Bear
If you want to read a LOVE STORY that's a THRILLING RIDE from
beginning to end!💜🩵 This book definitely has the kind of
romance, trust & blind faith in one another every woman dreams of!
Faith and Gabe (Tall Bear
January 28, 2016
Good Read, Could Not Put It Down
I was able to get into the book right away, and stayed up all night to read it. I finished before I do anything else. Interesting characters and a good plot line. I would read more from this author
I was able to get into the book right away, and stayed up all night to read it. I finished before I do anything else. Interesting characters and a good plot line. I would read more from this author
May 18, 2019
Great book good story ,
I love this book.I couldn't put the book down.Good story well written.Twist and turns.Adventure .I keep thinking I should lay the book down go to bed but l didn't
I love this book.I couldn't put the book down.Good story well written.Twist and turns.Adventure .I keep thinking I should lay the book down go to bed but l didn't
April 9, 2012
Superbe, sublime, magnifique, j'ai adoré :p
September 12, 2016
Love her, but not one of her best. Sort of formulaic. Stopped reading.
May 15, 2014
Very gripping book about never giving up on faith and your dreams.
Read
February 3, 2016dnf'd. I simply couldn't get into the book. I may well try again, but somehow there was too much unnecessary backstory for me to feel any connection to the characters.
February 2, 2016
What a great book.
I love reading western books. This is one of the best I have read lately. I love how the story came together.
I love reading western books. This is one of the best I have read lately. I love how the story came together.
February 10, 2016
What a wonderful adventure
Such a good story. The resilience and determination of the characters to make a better life for themselves is to be admired
Such a good story. The resilience and determination of the characters to make a better life for themselves is to be admired
June 20, 2016
This book has to be one of my favorite books off of all the books (Native American) I've read of hers. The book is well written and it has great storyline with a beautiful ending.
January 25, 2017
Such a good read
Another good book of the old west filled with facts and such as good storyline! Really enjoyed reading this and looking forward to more by this author.
Another good book of the old west filled with facts and such as good storyline! Really enjoyed reading this and looking forward to more by this author.
February 29, 2016
Persevere and endure to the end! Makes me realize how easy we have it today!
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