Dyami Schafer, a Native American from the Chippewa tribe, leads a lonely life due to his large size and unusual appearance. When his nesting instinct sets in, he turns to Madame Eve and 1Night Stand to help him find his spirit mate. Or at least a woman who accepts him as an eagle shifter.
Amanda Collins never stopped loving the Chippewa boy she knew from her childhood. Maybe a night with a Native American man will help her forget the past and let her move on with her life.
Sometimes, it’s necessary to take a step into the past before dancing into the future. With the help of Madame Eve, will the Spirit of the Eagle carry Dyami and Amanda?
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When she's not busy writing contemporary romance for Decadent Publishing, Mary enjoys hanging out with her family. She's a wife to a sexy Flyboy and mom to three sons. Best days are spent reading RomComs and cuddling with her dog while reading.
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As this is a 1Ns series short, you know the couple is going to have a wild time in bed but also be meant for each other. Madame Eve doesn’t make mistakes!
In this story, Dyami is an eagle shifter, big, tough with dark features and routinely intimidates people. Adorably, “his nesting instinct had also recently kicked in” and now he just wants someone to love and be loved by. A friend recommends the 1Night Stand service and off he drives, 700 miles to meet his blind date.
When he meets her, Mandy, accidentally in the gift shop of the resort, they click over choosing a bracelet. She is 6’ to his 6’7”, so right away the large size isn’t intimidating. She also had requested “A wild night with a handsome Indian”, and that’s just what she’s getting. They have some hot sex, and even better, they have some conversation and get to know each other a bit.
Of course, there is more of a history between them and I couldn’t believe she at least didn’t figure it out. There’s a bit of insta-love here, which sort of isn’t. That doesn’t make sense, but that’s what it is. Also, the eagle knows his mate and that contributes.
And just randomly, I admit to loving the big build up to the eagle trust issue and then she’s all “that’s it??”
Loved the cover art. Story was great. About the middle I kept saying to myself please please please...and why are they not figuring this out yet. Would love to see this as more than just a short story. Great quick read.
Eagle Dance: Legend of the Spirit Book 2, by Mary Quast is part of Decadent Publishing 1Night Stand Series. I have read many of the installments in the 1Night Stand series, but this is my first experience with this author. Knowing how the 1Night Stand series works it was not an issue that this was the second book in Ms. Quast series; it is a good stand-alone novella.
Amanda and Dyami both apply to Madame Eve for a 1Night Stand to jump start their non-existent social lives. Dyami is a large, dark Native American “with peculiar eyes”. He often intimidates women with just his size and has not been very successful in finding a companion. Amanda has felt adrift and loveless since losing her first love as a child. Madame Eve, of course, matches the two of them up and they set out to discover who each other really is. When they learn that she is his Mandy Pandy and he is her Little Otter, they, in one night, rekindle the relationship they had so many years ago, but on an adult level. They both realize that the reason they have neither been successful in love is because he marked her when they were both children and they were both seeking to find the missing piece of their souls.
This was a cute read, with some funny parts and not very many serious ones. If you are looking for a quick afternoon read, this novella is only about sixty pages long.