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Fleeing Paris and a tumultuous past, delicate, lovely Samara Labonte is traveling to Kansas City when Indians attack the train and sweep her away--but she is strongly attracted to her mysterious captor, awakening to desires she has never known
257 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 1994
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Patricia Hagan
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Pat is the published author of over forty books of romantic fiction. Several of her titles have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller list. One of her books, "Ocean of Dreams", is based on her own shipboard romance when she met her former husband, a Norwegian engineer.
She is also a former Radio/TV Motorsports Journalist, covering NASCAR Grand National Stock Car Racing. Her work has won many awards by the National Motorsports Press Association.
Pat has cruised the eastern and western Caribbean extensively, as well as the Greek Islands, the fjords of Norway all the way to the North Cape, and has made several transatlantic crossings.
She prefers traveling single, because it gives her more opportunities to meet and make new friends. While she admits going solo is not for everyone, she says for her it is perfect, because she is an outgoing person, and, being a writer, enjoys meeting new "characters."
The only thing she does not like about traveling is having to leave behind her best friend and companion, Krysy, a 14-year old Wire-haired fox terrier.
The author also uses the names:
Patricia Hagan Howell
Maggie James (4 spaces)
Please see: Patricia Hagan
Pat is the published author of over forty books of romantic fiction. Several of her titles have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller list. One of her books, "Ocean of Dreams", is based on her own shipboard romance when she met her former husband, a Norwegian engineer.
She is also a former Radio/TV Motorsports Journalist, covering NASCAR Grand National Stock Car Racing. Her work has won many awards by the National Motorsports Press Association.
Pat has cruised the eastern and western Caribbean extensively, as well as the Greek Islands, the fjords of Norway all the way to the North Cape, and has made several transatlantic crossings.
She prefers traveling single, because it gives her more opportunities to meet and make new friends. While she admits going solo is not for everyone, she says for her it is perfect, because she is an outgoing person, and, being a writer, enjoys meeting new "characters."
The only thing she does not like about traveling is having to leave behind her best friend and companion, Krysy, a 14-year old Wire-haired fox terrier.
The author also uses the names:
Patricia Hagan Howell
Maggie James (4 spaces)
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August 16, 2019
A young girl dresses as a boy trying to survive on the streets. one day she steals a rich girls purse but the rich girl { celeste} chases after her. Celeste tells Sam that she knows she is a girl and asks her to come live with her and get off the streets. Sam agrees and soon lives a life of luxury. soon that all ends when Celeste's father tells her she is going to the states to marry a Army Captain in a prearranged marriage. Celeste doesnt want to because she is in love with the gardeners son. So Celeste and Sam trade places.
When Sam gets to the united States her wild adventures begin... She is abducted from the train by indians and forced to live in a cave, then forced to do hard camp life labor.
Sams adventures continue when she eventually meets up with the man she is suppose to marry in a prearranged marriage.
A great adventure story full of twists and spunk and some laugh out loud moments at the things Sam and her gambling friend say..
When Sam gets to the united States her wild adventures begin... She is abducted from the train by indians and forced to live in a cave, then forced to do hard camp life labor.
Sams adventures continue when she eventually meets up with the man she is suppose to marry in a prearranged marriage.
A great adventure story full of twists and spunk and some laugh out loud moments at the things Sam and her gambling friend say..
March 29, 2020
"No matter that she loved him with every beat of her heart; she would not give up her independence to any man."
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Este libro debería llamarse "Venganzas" porque todo el mundo se está vengando de algo, y cuando se vengan la otra persona se venga de la venganza y así hasta el final.
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Excepto al malo. Al malo las venganzas le salen mal. Sip, este libro no es más Western porque no tiene tiempo. Y me encantó ese aspecto.
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Samara es la dama de compañía y mejor amiga de Celeste, una joven de alta sociedad francesa. Se supone que Celeste debe viajar a Estados Unidos para concretar un matrimonio arreglado por su abuelo antes de su nacimiento, pero cuando se enamora de un joven francés, Samara decide tomar su lugar en América ya que, de todos modos, no tiene mayores prospectos en su vida. Pero en el viaje a través de Estados Unidos hacia Kansas, Samara es secuestrada por nativos que buscan venganza contra su prometido. Y Samara desarrolla síndrome de Estocolmo 😅
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Más allá de eso, la relación entre Samara y el héroe, Cade, está bien desarrollada y no es abrupta. También me gustó mucho cómo ella defiende su independencia, una vez que la descubre. Hay verdaderamente mucho crecimiento del personaje.
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Mi cosa favorita de este libro fue que todo cerrara, que todas las sub tramas o cosas medio colgadas que había al principio después cumplieron un rol relevante y no quedaron en la nada.
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Fue una lectura muy amena y entretenida, y disfruté mucho el mundo al que me transportó por un rato. Descubrí que disfruto mucho los romances Western publicados a fines del siglo pasado.
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Este libro debería llamarse "Venganzas" porque todo el mundo se está vengando de algo, y cuando se vengan la otra persona se venga de la venganza y así hasta el final.
.
Excepto al malo. Al malo las venganzas le salen mal. Sip, este libro no es más Western porque no tiene tiempo. Y me encantó ese aspecto.
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Samara es la dama de compañía y mejor amiga de Celeste, una joven de alta sociedad francesa. Se supone que Celeste debe viajar a Estados Unidos para concretar un matrimonio arreglado por su abuelo antes de su nacimiento, pero cuando se enamora de un joven francés, Samara decide tomar su lugar en América ya que, de todos modos, no tiene mayores prospectos en su vida. Pero en el viaje a través de Estados Unidos hacia Kansas, Samara es secuestrada por nativos que buscan venganza contra su prometido. Y Samara desarrolla síndrome de Estocolmo 😅
.
Más allá de eso, la relación entre Samara y el héroe, Cade, está bien desarrollada y no es abrupta. También me gustó mucho cómo ella defiende su independencia, una vez que la descubre. Hay verdaderamente mucho crecimiento del personaje.
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Mi cosa favorita de este libro fue que todo cerrara, que todas las sub tramas o cosas medio colgadas que había al principio después cumplieron un rol relevante y no quedaron en la nada.
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Fue una lectura muy amena y entretenida, y disfruté mucho el mundo al que me transportó por un rato. Descubrí que disfruto mucho los romances Western publicados a fines del siglo pasado.
July 12, 2022
A 3 star read. Enjoyed and was entertained.
September 12, 2022
adventurous love
This was a cool story of revenge gambling and the hereafter. The story had a great speed and the characters were really interesting. It kept my attention.
This was a cool story of revenge gambling and the hereafter. The story had a great speed and the characters were really interesting. It kept my attention.
September 17, 2015
The star for me in this book was our main heroine, Samara. She's vivid with intelligence, honor, bravery, and drive. She's not your typical romance heroine only concerned with babies, keeping house, and pleasing her man. Oh definitely not! Samara has ambitions, striving for independence and keeping a pretty strong code of ethics in keeping her bargains and taking care of her friends. She doesn't wait for the guy to rescue her. Oh heck no! She's the one doing the rescuing in the end. Definitely a woman I can get behind and root for!
I also liked the other touches that makes this romance novel so unique. Our main hero isn't an Indian nor a half breed. He's a Indian agent's son that was raised with the tribe while his father was the agent and pretty much took on the Indians as a surrogate family. The Indian tribe that is featured is the Kansa, not the typical Sioux, Cheyenne, Comanche, or Apache. Seeing the unique touches to this very small tribe intrigued me. I also liked seeing fort life, the rules of poker, and seeing the bustle of early Abilene.
A few things I could have done without were some pretty typical romance novel clichés that I see in so many of these books. Enough misunderstandings and miscommunication to drown in. I mean, come on people?! Does anyone even think about shutting up and letting the other person finish speaking? Or maybe speaking what's on your mind or about what's happening in your life rather than assuming the other person won't understand or already knows and just doesn't care? Sigh.... And then there's the very two-dimensional secondary characters. So much was put into fleshing Samara and Cade out that many others were left as static caricatures that are almost more humorous than sympathetic or dangerous. The biggest offenders are Celeste and Jarman. I rolled my eyes way more than once at these two and their shenanigans.
Overall, this is a pretty strong Western romance with two leads I felt I could get behind and enjoy. There was enough historical details to make this history buff smile. And despite some typical romance novel cringe-inducers, I felt this is definitely one to enjoy again and again.
I also liked the other touches that makes this romance novel so unique. Our main hero isn't an Indian nor a half breed. He's a Indian agent's son that was raised with the tribe while his father was the agent and pretty much took on the Indians as a surrogate family. The Indian tribe that is featured is the Kansa, not the typical Sioux, Cheyenne, Comanche, or Apache. Seeing the unique touches to this very small tribe intrigued me. I also liked seeing fort life, the rules of poker, and seeing the bustle of early Abilene.
A few things I could have done without were some pretty typical romance novel clichés that I see in so many of these books. Enough misunderstandings and miscommunication to drown in. I mean, come on people?! Does anyone even think about shutting up and letting the other person finish speaking? Or maybe speaking what's on your mind or about what's happening in your life rather than assuming the other person won't understand or already knows and just doesn't care? Sigh.... And then there's the very two-dimensional secondary characters. So much was put into fleshing Samara and Cade out that many others were left as static caricatures that are almost more humorous than sympathetic or dangerous. The biggest offenders are Celeste and Jarman. I rolled my eyes way more than once at these two and their shenanigans.
Overall, this is a pretty strong Western romance with two leads I felt I could get behind and enjoy. There was enough historical details to make this history buff smile. And despite some typical romance novel cringe-inducers, I felt this is definitely one to enjoy again and again.
June 26, 2012
It was okay. I thought it was going to be more of an Native American romance, but it's really more of a western romance, in my opinion. Decent though.
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May 21, 2019I really like book the adventure excitement .A new place to start over.But May be over.Well written enjoyed this book
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