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Native American Duo #2
Touch the Sun
An unforgettable new saga of a proud woman and her people, a story of passion and survival in frontier America...
From a shy, innocent girl, Eagle Voice would grow into a woman of strength -- a warrior's woman, bound to a life of danger, struggle, and adventure. Like the roots of a mighty tree, she would help anchor her tribe to its beloved homeland. And like the wings of a bird, her fierce passion for one brave man would set her heart in flight and lead her to a soaring destiny...
From a shy, innocent girl, Eagle Voice would grow into a woman of strength -- a warrior's woman, bound to a life of danger, struggle, and adventure. Like the roots of a mighty tree, she would help anchor her tribe to its beloved homeland. And like the wings of a bird, her fierce passion for one brave man would set her heart in flight and lead her to a soaring destiny...
344 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published April 1, 1994
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About the author
Beverly Bird
49 books21 followersBeverly confesses to having been the prototype of the rebellious teenager. By the age of five — when she tried to rewrite the ending to The Wizard of Oz because it scared her — she knew she would be a writer.
Therefore, the high school regimen was obviously not for her, and childhood was just something to get through before she could make her mark on the world. On one memorable occasion, she stood up in chemistry class to inform her teacher that she did not need to understand the subject because in a few years she would be writing for a living anyway. She failed the class, of course. Then, some 20 years later, she had to face the teacher at a reunion and admit that when she had to research DNA for a recent book she still had no clue what it was about!
Since words are meant to be read and not eaten, Beverly turned seriously to writing when she was 22. The stars aligned for a time — she was single and her rent was astronomically low because she looked after the elderly lady who owned the building. She’d just gotten laid off from an advertising job with a newspaper due to budget cuts and therefore had an unemployment check coming in weekly. She decided that it was now or never — and Emeralds in the Dark was born, published by Silhouette to launch the Intimate Moments line in 1983.
Since then, Beverly has published 20 books with Silhouette as well as several romantic suspense and historical novels. She prefers strong heroines with hidden soft spots and a penchant for getting themselves into trouble, figuring that she has had some experience herself in that area.
Though she has lived in several places in the United States, Beverly returned to her roots to live on a barrier island off the coast of New Jersey with her son and a Chihuahua named Taco, where periodically she risks running into that chemistry teacher. But these days, she is much less rebellious and tends to tuck tail and run when she encounters someone she probably ticked off 25 years ago!
Beverly loves to hear from readers but admits that she is seriously negligent about actually traveling to the post office and snail-mailing her replies. She asks that anyone who would like to contact her please do so via email at Bvrlye@aol.com.
Therefore, the high school regimen was obviously not for her, and childhood was just something to get through before she could make her mark on the world. On one memorable occasion, she stood up in chemistry class to inform her teacher that she did not need to understand the subject because in a few years she would be writing for a living anyway. She failed the class, of course. Then, some 20 years later, she had to face the teacher at a reunion and admit that when she had to research DNA for a recent book she still had no clue what it was about!
Since words are meant to be read and not eaten, Beverly turned seriously to writing when she was 22. The stars aligned for a time — she was single and her rent was astronomically low because she looked after the elderly lady who owned the building. She’d just gotten laid off from an advertising job with a newspaper due to budget cuts and therefore had an unemployment check coming in weekly. She decided that it was now or never — and Emeralds in the Dark was born, published by Silhouette to launch the Intimate Moments line in 1983.
Since then, Beverly has published 20 books with Silhouette as well as several romantic suspense and historical novels. She prefers strong heroines with hidden soft spots and a penchant for getting themselves into trouble, figuring that she has had some experience herself in that area.
Though she has lived in several places in the United States, Beverly returned to her roots to live on a barrier island off the coast of New Jersey with her son and a Chihuahua named Taco, where periodically she risks running into that chemistry teacher. But these days, she is much less rebellious and tends to tuck tail and run when she encounters someone she probably ticked off 25 years ago!
Beverly loves to hear from readers but admits that she is seriously negligent about actually traveling to the post office and snail-mailing her replies. She asks that anyone who would like to contact her please do so via email at Bvrlye@aol.com.
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March 16, 2017
This was an amazing read. The author is great with emotions. The characters were pretty much jumping off the pages. Wonderful dialogue. Great plot. I hope she write more historical romances starring native women. This is the third one I've read and each one has been awesome.
September 26, 2010
I am leaning towards four stars on this historical romance. (True lovers of historical romance might give it five). Why? Because the author weaves into the passionate love story of Eagle Voice and Fire Wolf the plight of the Cheyenne tribe, how they are slowly pushed from their hunting grounds and betrayed time and again by worthless treaties, giving the rather generic romance form solid historic and cultural foundation. Told mostly from the POV of the Cheyenne, the love between Eagle Voice and Fire Wolf become symbolic of courage and survival against impossible odds.
September 27, 2015
I read this book in my early 20s and it has stayed with me through out the years. Now in my early 30s I still think back and remember part of the book as if I was reading it again. This has been the only book I enjoyed reading over and over again. Thank you, because of this book I was able to get away in times when my life was hard and it gave me hope.
November 17, 2011
tells of the dog soldiers and the sun dance- very good
March 10, 2013
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