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Dawn of Love #3
Savage Spirit
Captured by Shawnee Indians and taken far from her home, sixteen-year-old Catherine Brant meets Blue Quail, a handsome warrior who captures her heart with his wild bravery.
176 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1985
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March 1, 2010
The Kentucky frontier in the 1780s is a dangerous place, as Catherine Brant finds out when she is captured by Shawnee Indians in the forests near her home. Taken far from her home, Cat learns the ways of her captors and is adopted into their tribe. At first she longs to return to her family, but then she meets Blue Quail. Blue Quail was born white, but he was captured by Indians at such a young age that he has no memory of his birth family. Feelings of love grow between Cat and Blue Quail, but Cat still believes she will find a way to return home someday. When that time comes, will she be able to convince Blue Quail that his place is with her? I recommend this book to readers who like young adult historical romance - it might be hard to find but it's worth a read if you see it at the library or used bookstore.
June 10, 2013
I read this book when I was a young adult. The characters were charming and real. The conflicts genuine. It is and excellent historical romance that really contends with the various cultures explored here. The epilogue is grand and gives lovely insight into the future that spreads before the couple. A hidden gem in this novel is the secondary romance based on a real historical Native American reader. It is a sweet romance without the sensuality of today's young adult books but the love is epic and the history lessons engrossing.
May 12, 2026
Rating: 4 / 5
I think the best way to describe this book is 'sweet'. It's just...such a sweet, teen-historical-Native-American-romance book, and the only one of its kind, I think, in that it treats its teenage characters as teenagers! No 16-year-olds with heaving bosoms and irresistible feminine charms here, oh no; and no heroes that are ten years older and thus already men.
No, here we've got a girl who talks, feels, and acts like a 16-year-old, in that she's just coming into womanhood, but isn't sure what to do with that yet. The hero, likewise, is maybe her age or a year older, and isn't a man, but a brave--in other words, a teenage boy who IS inexperienced, who DOES act childish sometimes, and who IS just as much a newcomer to love and feelings as she is.
It's a refreshing change, and made the story feel just so innocent!
I think I understand why this is pretty unique in the way of romance publishing, however. After all, these romances usually give the expectation of bodice-rippers, and this is most certainly not that. So... if you're looking for steam to your romances, look elsewhere, as this is the very definition of a pure romance.
And honestly, the cover and how young our protagonists look should give that away.
That being said, it was short, sweet, and, I believe, the only book published by this author? That's...interesting. I would say that it was benign, perhaps nothing special apart from what I've mentioned above, but all in all, you root for the two to get together and you can't help but follow along for the short ride.
As a one-time read, what more could I want?
I think the best way to describe this book is 'sweet'. It's just...such a sweet, teen-historical-Native-American-romance book, and the only one of its kind, I think, in that it treats its teenage characters as teenagers! No 16-year-olds with heaving bosoms and irresistible feminine charms here, oh no; and no heroes that are ten years older and thus already men.
No, here we've got a girl who talks, feels, and acts like a 16-year-old, in that she's just coming into womanhood, but isn't sure what to do with that yet. The hero, likewise, is maybe her age or a year older, and isn't a man, but a brave--in other words, a teenage boy who IS inexperienced, who DOES act childish sometimes, and who IS just as much a newcomer to love and feelings as she is.
It's a refreshing change, and made the story feel just so innocent!
I think I understand why this is pretty unique in the way of romance publishing, however. After all, these romances usually give the expectation of bodice-rippers, and this is most certainly not that. So... if you're looking for steam to your romances, look elsewhere, as this is the very definition of a pure romance.
And honestly, the cover and how young our protagonists look should give that away.
That being said, it was short, sweet, and, I believe, the only book published by this author? That's...interesting. I would say that it was benign, perhaps nothing special apart from what I've mentioned above, but all in all, you root for the two to get together and you can't help but follow along for the short ride.
As a one-time read, what more could I want?
January 2, 2026
Loved this book when I was a teenager!
November 3, 2015
I didn't care for this story, though I might have liked it better if I'd read it when I was younger. As it is, I found the main character immature, and the love story almost embarrassing.
I would have preferred the love interest to be one of the other characters, but that's just my opinion.
I think it's an adequate book for that age group, 13-16.
I would have preferred the love interest to be one of the other characters, but that's just my opinion.
I think it's an adequate book for that age group, 13-16.
July 29, 2011
the story of a young girl and her connection to an indian razed boy why is captured and falls in love with him
August 8, 2013
good book to read
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