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Cheyenne Moon
Best known for historical romances that leave readers breathless, Carol Finch spins incomparable stories of love. With "Cheyenne Moon," she gives us another sizzler about a feisty beauty and a devilish bounty hunter who get more than they bargained for beneath the hot Texas sky.
384 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 1999
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Carol Finch
116 books55 followersA pseudonym used by Connie Feddersen.
Connie is well known for her fast-paced adventures, sparkling humor and lively dialogue. She is the best-selling author of historical and contemporary romance, as well as mystery and suspense. Writing under 5 pen names—Carol Finch, Gina Robins, Connie Drake, Debra Falcon and Connie Feddersen—she has penned 57 books for Zebra and Pinnacle Publishers.
Connie and her husband have 3 children and raise cattle and wheat on their ranch near Union City, Oklahoma.
Connie is well known for her fast-paced adventures, sparkling humor and lively dialogue. She is the best-selling author of historical and contemporary romance, as well as mystery and suspense. Writing under 5 pen names—Carol Finch, Gina Robins, Connie Drake, Debra Falcon and Connie Feddersen—she has penned 57 books for Zebra and Pinnacle Publishers.
Connie and her husband have 3 children and raise cattle and wheat on their ranch near Union City, Oklahoma.
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July 13, 2020
Rating: 3.5 / 5 (rounded down
So...a few things with this one, mostly in explaining why I'm so torn on how to feel about it.
For one thing, native american romances are my ultimate literary weakness, and therefore I judge them differently than I would other romances. Basically, even if it's technically a worse story and whatnot from other things I've read, chances are that I'll go easier in my critique of it than I would otherwise.
And, for another thing, I like the personalities of both Kat Diamond and Judd "Pather" Lassiter. They're both spunky, strong characters who are (mostly) justified in their mistrust of one another, and so, for a good portion of the story, I understood where they were coming from and why they took the actions and attitudes that they did. Kat in particular was a refreshing heroine in that not only is she vying for her freedom (as most heroines in historical fiction do), but she actually acts for it and doesn't wimp out or give up easily. That takes guts, and personally, I appreciated that in her.
HOWEVER, there are of course the negative points that lower my rating.
One reason is that the whole mistrust plot goes on for far too long. I think that the author could have dropped it about halfway through the book in order to make it realistic. Because...okay, yeah, I get that Kat and Judd are highly compatible and attracted to one another and whatnot, but don't be telling me that they can keep sleeping with one another over and over again just for physical attraction. If they really don't trust one another, then I'm surprised they don't each have a knife or something within arm's reach, and yet this is never mentioned in those love scenes. I know that it wouldn't be romantic and whatnot to have that happen, but generally speaking, I like to have the characters' emotions and actions match, you know? So yeah, could have dropped the whole mistrust plot much earlier.
The second reason is a rather big one and is, I would say, my biggest beef with this story that makes up most of the reason I'm rating it down. Namely: the "supernatural" elements. Um...*sighs* Okay, some things I'll accept, especially in communing with nature as per native american culture and whatnot, but...not literal shapeshifting or suddenly deciding that Kat, a white girl with absolutely no cultural ties to native american culture, should get powers as well. It's just...undermining and a bit insulting, I think. Since the culture of native americans is hugely important to me in these types of reads, having it misconstrued and used in such an inaccurate way was off-putting for me. If it was confined just to Panther and treated with more respect, then maybe I would have been okay with it; but, as it is, the author just takes it too far and therefore loses the integrity of it.
Another one of my requirements for a good native american romance is of course the exploration into native american culture but...yeah, other than the whole shapeshifting thing, there's little to nothing of that here. Kind of a turnoff for me, to be honest.
Thus, all in all, I'd say that if I'm judging anything on a hit or miss basis, this one was much more of a miss. If I ever do re-read it, I think I'll just take it in parts and maybe skip others.
So...a few things with this one, mostly in explaining why I'm so torn on how to feel about it.
For one thing, native american romances are my ultimate literary weakness, and therefore I judge them differently than I would other romances. Basically, even if it's technically a worse story and whatnot from other things I've read, chances are that I'll go easier in my critique of it than I would otherwise.
And, for another thing, I like the personalities of both Kat Diamond and Judd "Pather" Lassiter. They're both spunky, strong characters who are (mostly) justified in their mistrust of one another, and so, for a good portion of the story, I understood where they were coming from and why they took the actions and attitudes that they did. Kat in particular was a refreshing heroine in that not only is she vying for her freedom (as most heroines in historical fiction do), but she actually acts for it and doesn't wimp out or give up easily. That takes guts, and personally, I appreciated that in her.
HOWEVER, there are of course the negative points that lower my rating.
One reason is that the whole mistrust plot goes on for far too long. I think that the author could have dropped it about halfway through the book in order to make it realistic. Because...okay, yeah, I get that Kat and Judd are highly compatible and attracted to one another and whatnot, but don't be telling me that they can keep sleeping with one another over and over again just for physical attraction. If they really don't trust one another, then I'm surprised they don't each have a knife or something within arm's reach, and yet this is never mentioned in those love scenes. I know that it wouldn't be romantic and whatnot to have that happen, but generally speaking, I like to have the characters' emotions and actions match, you know? So yeah, could have dropped the whole mistrust plot much earlier.
The second reason is a rather big one and is, I would say, my biggest beef with this story that makes up most of the reason I'm rating it down. Namely: the "supernatural" elements. Um...*sighs* Okay, some things I'll accept, especially in communing with nature as per native american culture and whatnot, but...not literal shapeshifting or suddenly deciding that Kat, a white girl with absolutely no cultural ties to native american culture, should get powers as well. It's just...undermining and a bit insulting, I think. Since the culture of native americans is hugely important to me in these types of reads, having it misconstrued and used in such an inaccurate way was off-putting for me. If it was confined just to Panther and treated with more respect, then maybe I would have been okay with it; but, as it is, the author just takes it too far and therefore loses the integrity of it.
Another one of my requirements for a good native american romance is of course the exploration into native american culture but...yeah, other than the whole shapeshifting thing, there's little to nothing of that here. Kind of a turnoff for me, to be honest.
Thus, all in all, I'd say that if I'm judging anything on a hit or miss basis, this one was much more of a miss. If I ever do re-read it, I think I'll just take it in parts and maybe skip others.
October 3, 2025
3.5
Judd is a half-Cheyenne bounty hunter known and feared for the legends surrounding him as the Phantom Panther. Kat asks him to guide her to Santa Fe to escape her stepfather who she believes wants to kill her for her inheritance in exchange for some jewels.
He's suspicious that she killed her stepfather - valid, since he doesn't know her and didn't know whose story to believe. Then he's suspicious that she hired the stepfather's henchmen to ambush him later on the journey and keep all the jewels for herself - invalid, because she had no idea where she was or where she was going so how could she even set up a rendezvous? She thinks he abandoned her on the trail, and instead of waiting she takes off on her own and gets taken captive by Comanche renegades - somewhat valid, but he always left to check the trail ahead in the mornings. Then at another point he randomly starts thinking she's lying and manipulating him all over again? He thinks she's going to leave on a stagecoach without giving him the jewels she promised him. She finds her wanted poster in his things, so she thinks he plans to turn her in to law.
If they would have just, like, talked to each other and said what they actually were thinking, this book would have been 100 pages.
There's a supernatural element - Judd can transform into his guardian spirit and commands panthers. There's also a brief appearance of another warrior who commands wolves, one who commands ghost horses, and another who eventually commands hawks.
But actually, despite the annoying stuff, it was actually very well-written.
Judd is a half-Cheyenne bounty hunter known and feared for the legends surrounding him as the Phantom Panther. Kat asks him to guide her to Santa Fe to escape her stepfather who she believes wants to kill her for her inheritance in exchange for some jewels.
He's suspicious that she killed her stepfather - valid, since he doesn't know her and didn't know whose story to believe. Then he's suspicious that she hired the stepfather's henchmen to ambush him later on the journey and keep all the jewels for herself - invalid, because she had no idea where she was or where she was going so how could she even set up a rendezvous? She thinks he abandoned her on the trail, and instead of waiting she takes off on her own and gets taken captive by Comanche renegades - somewhat valid, but he always left to check the trail ahead in the mornings. Then at another point he randomly starts thinking she's lying and manipulating him all over again? He thinks she's going to leave on a stagecoach without giving him the jewels she promised him. She finds her wanted poster in his things, so she thinks he plans to turn her in to law.
If they would have just, like, talked to each other and said what they actually were thinking, this book would have been 100 pages.
There's a supernatural element - Judd can transform into his guardian spirit and commands panthers. There's also a brief appearance of another warrior who commands wolves, one who commands ghost horses, and another who eventually commands hawks.
But actually, despite the annoying stuff, it was actually very well-written.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 15, 2019
I loved this book. But I always forget the title.
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