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Hawk's Woman
THE NUN
A cloistered convent life had left Hallie McIntyre innocent of the world, and of men. But the wounded stranger lying in Sister Domenica's garden was sun-bronzed, strong, and fascinating. Agreeing to hide and nurse him, Hallie didn't understand the powerful feelings of desire that were propelling her toward sin. On the verge of taking her vows, she discovered the force of a different destiny, one born of a woman's need and passion ...
THE OUTLAW
The son of a French trapper and a Lakota medicine woman, John Walking Hawk had vowed to hunt down the marauders who slew his family. Yet the same law that refused justice to a half-breed had branded him an outlaw. Now a beautiful young woman was breaking down the barriers around his heart, daring to ride with him on a dangerous journey of vengeance, and risking everything for a love that comes only once in a lifetime ...
A cloistered convent life had left Hallie McIntyre innocent of the world, and of men. But the wounded stranger lying in Sister Domenica's garden was sun-bronzed, strong, and fascinating. Agreeing to hide and nurse him, Hallie didn't understand the powerful feelings of desire that were propelling her toward sin. On the verge of taking her vows, she discovered the force of a different destiny, one born of a woman's need and passion ...
THE OUTLAW
The son of a French trapper and a Lakota medicine woman, John Walking Hawk had vowed to hunt down the marauders who slew his family. Yet the same law that refused justice to a half-breed had branded him an outlaw. Now a beautiful young woman was breaking down the barriers around his heart, daring to ride with him on a dangerous journey of vengeance, and risking everything for a love that comes only once in a lifetime ...
348 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published July 1, 1998
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Madeline Baker
88 books288 followersMadeline Ruth was born on 1963 in California, where she raised. She married her high school sweetheart and they have three sons, all handsome enough to be cover models. Growing up, her favorite pastimes were going to the movies and going horseback riding on Saturday mornings at Griffith Park. Madeline has always been "horse happy." A horse was the one thing she asked for on every birthday and every Christmas. Many years later, that dream came true when she bought an Appaloosa mare named Candy—because she was so sweet. Madeline loves animals. Over the years, she's had numerous dogs, cats, fish, mice, hamsters, turtles and birds, and her horse, of course. The most exotic pet was a crocodile that belonged to one of her sons. Currently, she has a terribly spoiled Pomeranian named Teddi, six goldfish, a catfish, and a betta. When she's not writing, Madeline enjoys going to movies and the theater. Her favorite plays are The Phantom of the Opera, The Scarlet Pimpernel and her all-time fave, Beauty and the Beast. She also loves reading, going to lunch with her best friend, collecting Star Wars, The Phantom of the Opera and Beauty and the Beast memorabilia, and playing with the most beautiful, adorable, brilliant grandkids in the world.
Madeline started writing when her children were still at home, and she wrote for several years, finding time to write after her children were in bed and her husband was at work. In true cliché fashion, she wrote the books and put them under the bed, never telling anyone what she was doing, until one day she let a friend read one. Encouraged by her friend's comments, and armed with a copy of Writer's Market supplied by said friend, Madeline began sending out query letters. After six years and 31 rejections, Leisure Books bought Reckless Heart, and she's been writing ever since. After writing several Westerns, Madeline decided to try her hand at something else and wrote her first vampire romance. It was a short story titled "Masquerade" for an anthology. She loved writing that so much that she wrote her first full-length vampire romance, Embrace the Night, and thus Amanda Ashley was born. One of her dreams had been to write for Harlequin, and she accomplished that in 2003 with the publication of her Silhouette Romance novel, Dude Ranch Bride. Madeline loves to hear from her readers. You can reach her online at DarkWritr@aol.com or by mail at PO Box 1703, Whittier, CA 90609-1703.
Madeline started writing when her children were still at home, and she wrote for several years, finding time to write after her children were in bed and her husband was at work. In true cliché fashion, she wrote the books and put them under the bed, never telling anyone what she was doing, until one day she let a friend read one. Encouraged by her friend's comments, and armed with a copy of Writer's Market supplied by said friend, Madeline began sending out query letters. After six years and 31 rejections, Leisure Books bought Reckless Heart, and she's been writing ever since. After writing several Westerns, Madeline decided to try her hand at something else and wrote her first vampire romance. It was a short story titled "Masquerade" for an anthology. She loved writing that so much that she wrote her first full-length vampire romance, Embrace the Night, and thus Amanda Ashley was born. One of her dreams had been to write for Harlequin, and she accomplished that in 2003 with the publication of her Silhouette Romance novel, Dude Ranch Bride. Madeline loves to hear from her readers. You can reach her online at DarkWritr@aol.com or by mail at PO Box 1703, Whittier, CA 90609-1703.
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October 12, 2024
Rating: 5 / 5
Much like Chase the Wind, this is one of Madeline Baker's lighter, sweeter romances that borders being corny at times. However, considering that we all need our lighthearted, corny reads from time to time, I found it more than acceptable and enjoyable. And while there was nothing about it that in particular stood out to me, I definitely see it as a re-read for the future, for those light moments when I need just a bit of simple, corny romance to get me through the day. Glad I read it!
Much like Chase the Wind, this is one of Madeline Baker's lighter, sweeter romances that borders being corny at times. However, considering that we all need our lighthearted, corny reads from time to time, I found it more than acceptable and enjoyable. And while there was nothing about it that in particular stood out to me, I definitely see it as a re-read for the future, for those light moments when I need just a bit of simple, corny romance to get me through the day. Glad I read it!
October 6, 2022
3 stelline e mezzo. Direi che, seppure a me piaccia sempre molto il genere #western, qui si sentono un po' tutti gli anni trascorsi dal 1998 e il gusto del periodo. TENTAZIONI è un romanzo di 350 pagine in stile soap-opera, dove ai protagonisti capita di tutto, ma veramente di tutto, prima di giungere al lieto fine.
Si parte con una novizia curiosa, in un convento del Colorado di fine '800, alle prese con un uomo ferito e incosciente in mezzo all'orto. Hallie è una diciassettenne senza famiglia e senza una vera vocazione, che vive con le suore non avendo altra dimora; non conosce quasi niente del mondo che sta al di fuori delle mura del convento, figuriamoci quando si ritrova ad accudire un (bellissimo) maschio con origini native, diffidente con lei ma con uno sguardo tenebroso da incantare persino le suore più anziane.
Quando l'ambiente protetto diviene troppo stretto, Falco che Cammina prende la saggia decisione di andarsene e lasciare Hallie al sicuro, dal mondo e da se stesso.
Infatti è un uomo braccato, e, al contempo tormentato da uno spirito di forte vendetta, con una scia di sangue alle spalle.
Ma lei - ovvio - è di tutt'altra idea. E cavalca sulle sue tracce.
Il romanzo ci fa quindi conoscere sia l'ambiente cittadino e familiare di Hallie (ebbene sì, ritroverà il padre) che quello della tribù di Falco, con varie vicende, tra agguati, fughe, arresti e detenzioni, sceriffi buoni e sceriffi cattivi, pistoleri e clan nemici, in una tipica lotta alla sopravvivenza da Far West.
Aspetto positivo: non ci si annoia. Non fai a tempo a dire: dai, finalmente questo problema è risolto, che giri pagina e arriva un nuovo ostacolo da superare.
Aspetto meno positivo: l'assortimento di sorprese e contrattempi rende la trama meno credibile, indulgendo più ai sospironi (che, ripeto, rispecchiava perfettamente i gusti del tempo: difatti mia madre ricorda questo romanzo come molto bello).
Per me piacevole a tratti.
Si parte con una novizia curiosa, in un convento del Colorado di fine '800, alle prese con un uomo ferito e incosciente in mezzo all'orto. Hallie è una diciassettenne senza famiglia e senza una vera vocazione, che vive con le suore non avendo altra dimora; non conosce quasi niente del mondo che sta al di fuori delle mura del convento, figuriamoci quando si ritrova ad accudire un (bellissimo) maschio con origini native, diffidente con lei ma con uno sguardo tenebroso da incantare persino le suore più anziane.
Quando l'ambiente protetto diviene troppo stretto, Falco che Cammina prende la saggia decisione di andarsene e lasciare Hallie al sicuro, dal mondo e da se stesso.
Infatti è un uomo braccato, e, al contempo tormentato da uno spirito di forte vendetta, con una scia di sangue alle spalle.
Ma lei - ovvio - è di tutt'altra idea. E cavalca sulle sue tracce.
Il romanzo ci fa quindi conoscere sia l'ambiente cittadino e familiare di Hallie (ebbene sì, ritroverà il padre) che quello della tribù di Falco, con varie vicende, tra agguati, fughe, arresti e detenzioni, sceriffi buoni e sceriffi cattivi, pistoleri e clan nemici, in una tipica lotta alla sopravvivenza da Far West.
Aspetto positivo: non ci si annoia. Non fai a tempo a dire: dai, finalmente questo problema è risolto, che giri pagina e arriva un nuovo ostacolo da superare.
Aspetto meno positivo: l'assortimento di sorprese e contrattempi rende la trama meno credibile, indulgendo più ai sospironi (che, ripeto, rispecchiava perfettamente i gusti del tempo: difatti mia madre ricorda questo romanzo come molto bello).
Per me piacevole a tratti.
March 20, 2012
Overall, the book had a lot of potential -- the romance, dialogue, setting, etc. were all there. It was the main character Clay that ultimately dissapointed me throughout the novel. I found him to be nonchalant in his love for Hallie and dismissive. In fact, most of the book is centered on how much Clay loved his first wife, Summer, regardless of his simultaneous emotion concerning Hallie. At one point in the story, Hawk's *SPOILER* daughter says "She's pretty, but she's not as pretty as momma." to which Clay responds "of course not. No one is as pretty as your mother." And I just thought... this is really awkward. The whole time, none of this seems to disturb Hallie. I just wasn't impressed with this book, which is sad, because I was so excited to read it.
April 18, 2011
I really, really tried to read this book. Hell, I really tried to like it, too, but in the end, there were just too many turn-offs. This is the second Baker book I've read, and the similarities are beyond doubt a little too much for me. Half-breed Indian, on the run from the law, ex-con, bank thief, beta male, needs-a-white-nursemaid. Add to that layers of nunneries and barnyard nudity, and it's a recipe for "I couldn't finish this drivel."
April 20, 2025
Reviewed for THC Reviews
Hawk’s Woman is a stand-alone, historical, western romance. John Walking Hawk who has taken on the fictitious name of Clay Walker is on the run from the law after seeking revenge against the men who murdered his wife and parents. After being shot, he awakens in the garden of a convent with a lovely young woman hovering over him. Having grown up at the convent, Hallie is a postulant and getting close to taking her vows. When she finds Clay wounded, she can hardly just leave him there, so when he asks her not to tell anyone of his presence, she hides him in the barn and tends to his wounds. As he’s beginning to recover, the Reverend Mother discovers him and to save Hallie from getting into trouble, he claims to just be looking for work. The head nun hires him to do odd jobs in exchange for food and a place to sleep, during which time, he and Hallie begin to fall for one another. But when Clay decides it’s time for him to move on, seeking the last man on his list before going to get his daughter back from her Sioux grandparents, Hallie can’t allow him to go it alone and follows him. Together, they travel to the town where the outlaw was last seen, leading to a bit of excitement when Hallie finds her long-lost father and the man Clay was seeking comes looking for him. Hallie’s influence convinces Clay to give up the vendetta that hasn’t really brought him any peace, so they travel to Sioux country to reconnect with Clay’s daughter, Anna, and spend some time with his people. When Hallie grows homesick, though, they face grave danger from the one man Clay was never able to catch.
Clay (aka John) is the son of a white man and a Sioux woman. He grew up among the People, married Summer Rain, a Sioux maiden with whom he was madly in love, and had a daughter, Anna. When rumors of war between the whites and Indians began to grow, they decided to move away for safety, nearer to a white town for a few years. One day, Clay went to town and returned to find his wife had been raped and murdered by a gang, his cabin burned to the ground, and his parents killed, too. Anna was the only survivor. Ravaged with grief, he begged the local sheriff to help, but was brushed off. So he took Anna to live with her Sioux grandparents and set out to find the men himself. For two years, he’s been tracking them and had killed all but one when the law finally caught up to him. Jailed and facing hanging, he managed to escape but was shot in the attempt and ends up in the convent garden unconscious, where Hallie finds him. She kindly tends to his wounds and hides him until the other nuns are alerted to his presence. The Reverend Mother generously offers to hire him to do odd jobs, and although he knows he shouldn’t, he can’t seem to start falling for Hallie. Her sweetness brings more solace than he’s felt in years, and when she follows him when he leaves, she begins to convince him that seeking out the final man isn’t going to bring the peace he desires. The only problem is that the law is still looking for him and the one man who got away may not let him rest. Deep down, Clay was a good man who was placed in a bad situation. When the law denied him justice, he took matters into his own hands, but it didn’t really fill the hole in his life. Although he doesn’t think he’s good enough for her, Hallie helps him find the peace he’s been searching for and sets him on a path to a brighter future.
Hallie’s father was an outlaw who left for a job one day and never came back. Not long after, her mother died, leaving her to be raised by her grandmother, but when the grandmother also died, Hallie was placed in the care of the nuns at a nearby convent. She’s lived there ever since, and eventually started training to become a nun herself. It was a path she hadn’t really questioned until Clay shows up in the convent garden, shot and in need of help. He swears her to secrecy about his presence, so she hides him in the barn where the other sisters rarely go, since Hallie is in charge of the animals. As she nurses him back to health and continues to see him as he works for the nuns for a while, she starts to become more and more aware of all she’d be giving up to become a nun, and she realizes that she very much wants to be a wife and mother. She falls madly in love with Clay, enough so that she decides to follow him when he leaves. Having her in tow begins to put a damper on his plans to complete his revenge and her sweet spirit eventually leads him away from that destructive path. They spend months together as Hallie chances to find her long-lost father and slowly reconnects with him, they get married, and then travel to Sioux lands, where they stay for a while as Clay tries to earn his daughter’s forgiveness for leaving her. But a trip back to civilization when Hallie becomes homesick could lead to disaster when the last man standing from the gang who killed Clay’s wife comes after them. Hallie is a sweetheart who loves Clay unconditionally. She sees the good man behind the choices he’s made and helps him to come to terms with all of it, then generously welcomes his daughter into their lives.
I’ve had mixed results with the other Madeline Baker stories I’ve read in the past. Some were good while other were just so-so. I’d chalk Hawk’s Woman up in the pretty good column. I really liked both Clay and Hallie and thought they were a good match for each other. However, I’ll admit that the story didn’t engender a strong desire to get back to it whenever I had to put it down. Since there wasn’t anything that I really disliked about it, it took me a while to figure out why. I think that the issue I was having is that the plot seemed to lack a certain degree of focus and the conflict was minimal. In most romances I’ve read, there are either internal conflicts keeping the hero and heroine apart and/or external forces that are doing the same, leaving a sense of uncertainty as to how, or if, they’re going to overcome the problem to find their HEA. With this story, a small amount of conflict pops up, but then it’s resolved pretty quickly before moving on to something else. This left me with the feeling that Clay and Hallie were merely going from one thing to the next without a great deal of depth being explored on any of the plot points. The ending was good, though, finally giving me a little more of the excitement I was craving, while also clearing the way for Clay and Hallie to get a genuine HEA that wouldn’t mean them constantly looking over their shoulders and wondering if the law might be coming for Clay. So between that and me liking the characters, I thought it was worth four stars.
Hawk’s Woman is a stand-alone, historical, western romance. John Walking Hawk who has taken on the fictitious name of Clay Walker is on the run from the law after seeking revenge against the men who murdered his wife and parents. After being shot, he awakens in the garden of a convent with a lovely young woman hovering over him. Having grown up at the convent, Hallie is a postulant and getting close to taking her vows. When she finds Clay wounded, she can hardly just leave him there, so when he asks her not to tell anyone of his presence, she hides him in the barn and tends to his wounds. As he’s beginning to recover, the Reverend Mother discovers him and to save Hallie from getting into trouble, he claims to just be looking for work. The head nun hires him to do odd jobs in exchange for food and a place to sleep, during which time, he and Hallie begin to fall for one another. But when Clay decides it’s time for him to move on, seeking the last man on his list before going to get his daughter back from her Sioux grandparents, Hallie can’t allow him to go it alone and follows him. Together, they travel to the town where the outlaw was last seen, leading to a bit of excitement when Hallie finds her long-lost father and the man Clay was seeking comes looking for him. Hallie’s influence convinces Clay to give up the vendetta that hasn’t really brought him any peace, so they travel to Sioux country to reconnect with Clay’s daughter, Anna, and spend some time with his people. When Hallie grows homesick, though, they face grave danger from the one man Clay was never able to catch.
Clay (aka John) is the son of a white man and a Sioux woman. He grew up among the People, married Summer Rain, a Sioux maiden with whom he was madly in love, and had a daughter, Anna. When rumors of war between the whites and Indians began to grow, they decided to move away for safety, nearer to a white town for a few years. One day, Clay went to town and returned to find his wife had been raped and murdered by a gang, his cabin burned to the ground, and his parents killed, too. Anna was the only survivor. Ravaged with grief, he begged the local sheriff to help, but was brushed off. So he took Anna to live with her Sioux grandparents and set out to find the men himself. For two years, he’s been tracking them and had killed all but one when the law finally caught up to him. Jailed and facing hanging, he managed to escape but was shot in the attempt and ends up in the convent garden unconscious, where Hallie finds him. She kindly tends to his wounds and hides him until the other nuns are alerted to his presence. The Reverend Mother generously offers to hire him to do odd jobs, and although he knows he shouldn’t, he can’t seem to start falling for Hallie. Her sweetness brings more solace than he’s felt in years, and when she follows him when he leaves, she begins to convince him that seeking out the final man isn’t going to bring the peace he desires. The only problem is that the law is still looking for him and the one man who got away may not let him rest. Deep down, Clay was a good man who was placed in a bad situation. When the law denied him justice, he took matters into his own hands, but it didn’t really fill the hole in his life. Although he doesn’t think he’s good enough for her, Hallie helps him find the peace he’s been searching for and sets him on a path to a brighter future.
Hallie’s father was an outlaw who left for a job one day and never came back. Not long after, her mother died, leaving her to be raised by her grandmother, but when the grandmother also died, Hallie was placed in the care of the nuns at a nearby convent. She’s lived there ever since, and eventually started training to become a nun herself. It was a path she hadn’t really questioned until Clay shows up in the convent garden, shot and in need of help. He swears her to secrecy about his presence, so she hides him in the barn where the other sisters rarely go, since Hallie is in charge of the animals. As she nurses him back to health and continues to see him as he works for the nuns for a while, she starts to become more and more aware of all she’d be giving up to become a nun, and she realizes that she very much wants to be a wife and mother. She falls madly in love with Clay, enough so that she decides to follow him when he leaves. Having her in tow begins to put a damper on his plans to complete his revenge and her sweet spirit eventually leads him away from that destructive path. They spend months together as Hallie chances to find her long-lost father and slowly reconnects with him, they get married, and then travel to Sioux lands, where they stay for a while as Clay tries to earn his daughter’s forgiveness for leaving her. But a trip back to civilization when Hallie becomes homesick could lead to disaster when the last man standing from the gang who killed Clay’s wife comes after them. Hallie is a sweetheart who loves Clay unconditionally. She sees the good man behind the choices he’s made and helps him to come to terms with all of it, then generously welcomes his daughter into their lives.
I’ve had mixed results with the other Madeline Baker stories I’ve read in the past. Some were good while other were just so-so. I’d chalk Hawk’s Woman up in the pretty good column. I really liked both Clay and Hallie and thought they were a good match for each other. However, I’ll admit that the story didn’t engender a strong desire to get back to it whenever I had to put it down. Since there wasn’t anything that I really disliked about it, it took me a while to figure out why. I think that the issue I was having is that the plot seemed to lack a certain degree of focus and the conflict was minimal. In most romances I’ve read, there are either internal conflicts keeping the hero and heroine apart and/or external forces that are doing the same, leaving a sense of uncertainty as to how, or if, they’re going to overcome the problem to find their HEA. With this story, a small amount of conflict pops up, but then it’s resolved pretty quickly before moving on to something else. This left me with the feeling that Clay and Hallie were merely going from one thing to the next without a great deal of depth being explored on any of the plot points. The ending was good, though, finally giving me a little more of the excitement I was craving, while also clearing the way for Clay and Hallie to get a genuine HEA that wouldn’t mean them constantly looking over their shoulders and wondering if the law might be coming for Clay. So between that and me liking the characters, I thought it was worth four stars.
October 6, 2018
Hawk's Woman
I enjoyed another of her books, I'v loved every one of them and I'm looking forward to the next one. She does a very good job on her history of the Indians, I'v always thought the Indians were missed tricked. They were here first. Thank you again. Ada G.
I enjoyed another of her books, I'v loved every one of them and I'm looking forward to the next one. She does a very good job on her history of the Indians, I'v always thought the Indians were missed tricked. They were here first. Thank you again. Ada G.
November 15, 2023
Enjoyable
This story was enjoyable. A super easy read. Writing style is definitely simple. Overly so, for my liking. Jumps forward a bit. Lacks in detail, at times from paragraph to paragraph. A bit disjointed. Didn’t notice editing issues. Main characters are likable. Strong. The storyline has good moments! But is predictable. Then again, most of these types of novels in this genre are.
Although the author is trying to “bring home” the heroine’s intensely felt love and physical attraction to the hero, especially after they marry, although sweet, it became redundant. I will say that this author is not as explicit with sexual content.
I would imagine this author’s other novels are similar. For me, however, I am not sure that I would continue on with her other stories for that very reason. Same guy and heroine; just different names and circumstances.
This story is worth the read!
This story was enjoyable. A super easy read. Writing style is definitely simple. Overly so, for my liking. Jumps forward a bit. Lacks in detail, at times from paragraph to paragraph. A bit disjointed. Didn’t notice editing issues. Main characters are likable. Strong. The storyline has good moments! But is predictable. Then again, most of these types of novels in this genre are.
Although the author is trying to “bring home” the heroine’s intensely felt love and physical attraction to the hero, especially after they marry, although sweet, it became redundant. I will say that this author is not as explicit with sexual content.
I would imagine this author’s other novels are similar. For me, however, I am not sure that I would continue on with her other stories for that very reason. Same guy and heroine; just different names and circumstances.
This story is worth the read!
January 14, 2022
A must read!
From start to finish, this book was hard to stop reading. It held my attention completely. The only part that bothered me was the nun who seemed to hate him, and was the one who turned him in. Also the sad but true attitude of some of the people who hated and called him half breed. But it was the way it really was back
then.
From start to finish, this book was hard to stop reading. It held my attention completely. The only part that bothered me was the nun who seemed to hate him, and was the one who turned him in. Also the sad but true attitude of some of the people who hated and called him half breed. But it was the way it really was back
then.
December 28, 2024
I enjoyed the first half of this book, but the second part seemed to drag on a bit and was not very interesting. It came back together in the end. The heroine was very naive and blindly loyal. She was also very immature, which made the romantic scenes feel awkward.
March 11, 2018
Hawk's Woman
I loved this story. I look forward to reading more of her books. I recommend everyone to read this book. Kattie.
I loved this story. I look forward to reading more of her books. I recommend everyone to read this book. Kattie.
December 25, 2020
Such a great love story with lots of twist and turns
September 4, 2023
It was not for me… but finish it!
April 22, 2024
It was fine - started off strong and just went downhill. Better romances out there.
March 9, 2014
3.5 Stars
October 1, 2014
2.5 stars
February 7, 2016
Very good book.
This was a great and amazing love story to read. It kept me reading it until the very end for the last two days. It had a very happy ending.
This was a great and amazing love story to read. It kept me reading it until the very end for the last two days. It had a very happy ending.
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