Savage Tears

Savage #6

by Cassie Edwards

Long had Marjorie Zimmerman been fascinated by the Dakota Indians—especially their chief, Spotted Horse. Then came the night Spotted Horse had saved her from her hated stepfather, and Marjorie knew she loved him. But even as they rode to safety, enemies both Indian and white prepared to make their passion as fleeting as the moonlight shining down from the heavens.

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

390 pages, Paperback

First published August 28, 1997

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 4 out of 5]

Rating: 4.4 / 5

As another read from the Savage series, I quite enjoyed this one as well--albeit not as much as Savage Passions, I will admit, although some similarities are there.

In this book, we meet Marjorie Zimmerman, whose fourth stepfather is rather abusive and unhinged. Her poor mother, who used to work as a prostitute, is long gone, and Marjorie is secretly saving up money to get away from her stepfather by making and selling paper dolls. This puts her attraction to the young Dakota chief, Spotted Horse, at the back of her mind most of the time, as theirs is a love that can never be.

Not that this stops Spotted Horse from taking what he wants, of course!

And so proceeds our story, with the usual back-and-forths and plot cliches of this genre thrown left and right, but ultimately that's just what I need to read at times, and so I appreciate it! The only reason I didn't go the full five stars on this is because I didn't really read Albert (the stepfather) as a serious enough threat for the book to be justified its full length, as it did seem to repeat itself on some plot points, but overall it was quite a good read!

And, as this is the third book of the series that I've read so far, I think I'll start now to rate these books in order of my preference, since I intend to eventually get through all 35 of them, har har har.

My Personal Ranking of the Savage Book Series (so far):

1. Savage Passions (Book 4)
2. Savage Tears (Book 6)
3. Savage Secrets (Book 3)

**Will update more in later reviews for any additional books I read, as I read them.

[Lady Greyraven · Rating 5 out of 5]

Forgot how much I miss Cassie Edward's books.

[Denise Koopman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book 6 of 35 in the Savage series. Loved this book.

[Brenda · Rating 1 out of 5]

After years of reading witty and gripping romances by Jo Beverly, Julia Quinn, and Johanna Lindsey, to name a few, the writing in this book was less than enjoyable. I did appreciate the details on native American culture, but the book was simply tedious. I only finished it because I have the annoying habit of always finish a book once I start.

[Shirley Young · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think it was a nice read I don't care what other people say because everybody can not write a book and there are other so called copy writing issues out there and you people what books they are too.

[Julie · Rating 3 out of 5]

loved the series when they came out but dont think would read now