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Gray Hawk's Lady
FROM DIFFERENT WORLDS
A devoted daughter and genteel English lady, Genevieve Rohan proudly joined her father on the frontier to conduct a cultural study of the American Indian--and vows to conclude his work, now that the adventurous Viscount has fallen ill. But when she hires two unscrupulous trappers to capture a member of the elusive Blackfoot tribe, she is shocked when they return with the most magnificent man she has ever seen--a warrior whose intelligence and strength of character force Genevieve to confront her attraction to this native "savage."
OF ONE HEART
Undaunted by his abduction, Gray Hawk's pride demands justice--and so he escapes, taking the meddling foreign miss as his captive. But his anger turns to passion--and his vengeance to desire--as the brave's noble heart is entranced by the beauty and spirit of his flame-haired prisoner. And Gray Hawk knows only one way to soothe the raging fire in his soul: he must claim Genevieve as his woman ...now and forever.
A devoted daughter and genteel English lady, Genevieve Rohan proudly joined her father on the frontier to conduct a cultural study of the American Indian--and vows to conclude his work, now that the adventurous Viscount has fallen ill. But when she hires two unscrupulous trappers to capture a member of the elusive Blackfoot tribe, she is shocked when they return with the most magnificent man she has ever seen--a warrior whose intelligence and strength of character force Genevieve to confront her attraction to this native "savage."
OF ONE HEART
Undaunted by his abduction, Gray Hawk's pride demands justice--and so he escapes, taking the meddling foreign miss as his captive. But his anger turns to passion--and his vengeance to desire--as the brave's noble heart is entranced by the beauty and spirit of his flame-haired prisoner. And Gray Hawk knows only one way to soothe the raging fire in his soul: he must claim Genevieve as his woman ...now and forever.
368 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 1997
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About the author
Karen Kay
57 books974 followersBestselling author of American Historical Romance, KAREN KAY is a multi-published author of Native American Historical Romance. She has been praised by reviewers and fans alike for bringing insights into the everyday life of the American Indian culture of the past.
Although there are other authors who write under the pen name of Karen Kay, this author's books concern only Historical Native American Romance.
As Reviewer, Suzanne Tucker, once wrote, “Ms. Kay never fails to capture the pride, the passion and the spirit of the American Indian…"
KAREN KAY's great grandmother was Choctaw, and she is adopted Blackfeet. Ms. Kay is honored to be able to write about the rich culture of a people who gave this country so much.
“With the power of romance, I hope to bring about an awareness of the American Indian’s concept of honor, and what it meant to live as free men and free women. There are some things that should never be forgotten.”
Find Karen Kay online at www.novels-by-karenkay.com.
Although there are other authors who write under the pen name of Karen Kay, this author's books concern only Historical Native American Romance.
As Reviewer, Suzanne Tucker, once wrote, “Ms. Kay never fails to capture the pride, the passion and the spirit of the American Indian…"
KAREN KAY's great grandmother was Choctaw, and she is adopted Blackfeet. Ms. Kay is honored to be able to write about the rich culture of a people who gave this country so much.
“With the power of romance, I hope to bring about an awareness of the American Indian’s concept of honor, and what it meant to live as free men and free women. There are some things that should never be forgotten.”
Find Karen Kay online at www.novels-by-karenkay.com.
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November 6, 2010
OK, in spite of the (ahem) interesting cover, this is a really good book!
This is the 4th Karen Kay/American Indian romance I have read and I have found some definite themes one must be aware of before diving in...
1. They are light romance - NOT intense, dark, studies on social and political posturing.
2. The viewpoint is sympathetic to the Indian but both sides are handled with consideration and care.
3. While the circumstances and situations may be a stretch, the characters are written realistically and usually stay true to the personalities written.
4. The romance is always yummy!
In "Gray Hawk's Lady", we find Genevieve working hopelessly to finish a study of the American Indian that her Father must publish in order to stay solvent. The only tribe left is the illusive Blackfoot when her Father falls gravely ill. Her subsequent journey to enlightenment and love is great fun, as she captures, loses and is captured in turn by the handsome Gray Hawk. Like I said, the situations may be stretched but the experience is sure an enjoyable ride!
This is the 4th Karen Kay/American Indian romance I have read and I have found some definite themes one must be aware of before diving in...
1. They are light romance - NOT intense, dark, studies on social and political posturing.
2. The viewpoint is sympathetic to the Indian but both sides are handled with consideration and care.
3. While the circumstances and situations may be a stretch, the characters are written realistically and usually stay true to the personalities written.
4. The romance is always yummy!
In "Gray Hawk's Lady", we find Genevieve working hopelessly to finish a study of the American Indian that her Father must publish in order to stay solvent. The only tribe left is the illusive Blackfoot when her Father falls gravely ill. Her subsequent journey to enlightenment and love is great fun, as she captures, loses and is captured in turn by the handsome Gray Hawk. Like I said, the situations may be stretched but the experience is sure an enjoyable ride!
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April 17, 2021one of my favorite things to do is go through the free bin at 2nd & charles and grab all the cheesy looking romance novels. this was today’s find AND it’s autographed !!
December 3, 2022
Second Rating: 4.1 / 5
Rating: 3.5 / 5
As my first read by Karen Kay, I think it's...pretty good.
Before getting into this author, I read a lot of reviews saying that her writing style doesn't quite "cut it" and is "boring", so, going off of choice comments like that, I'll admit that I set my expectations pretty low for this book. I'm not sure whether that helped my overall experience and rating of it or not, but let's just say that I was pleasantly surprised by what I did get, regardless.
The story is, right off the bat, rather unrealistic, and that's putting it likely. For one thing, I doubt that an English viscount would have any interest in studying native americans and have to worry about getting accurate testimony from every single tribe, and furthermore I doubt that he would allow his daughter, our heroine Genevieve, to assist him as well. For him to allow his precious heiress daughter to go off alone to a fort and somehow procure him the last "Indian" he needs as well? Um...no.
That attitude is something that I found replicated in my reading experience more than one time throughout this book, particularly in Genevieve and Gray Hawk's early interactions with one another. I mean, the man was freaking captured by these trappers that she paid, and furthermore he was mistreated and told all manner of bad things about what she intended to do with him. Granted, these were all lies and she personally treats him quite decently once he is captured, but just the fact that she won't let him go and is willing to ignore his rights as a human being just to use him for her father's project...yeah, that's not something he should be taking as lightly as he is, especially not enough to kiss her and the like. (I could also go into detail about how naturally knowing how to kiss technically isn't a native american thing and yet it's never explained how Gray Hawk knows how to do it regardless, but let's skip over that and not add more fuel to the fire, shall we?)
Anyway, even once their roles are reversed, Genevieve continues to press for the same useless thing of getting her father's damn book finished, not seeming to realize that she's a freaking CAPTIVE in an unknown land and that her captor has no reason to listen to her and agree to help her. It's kind of amazing how this prissy heiress can just keep insisting over the same old thing and somehow hope for a different result every time. I mean, at least know when something's a lost cause, m'kay?
The romance parts and understanding one another and whatnot make up for this later on, and I'm glad that at least Kay took the time to address all of the issues between them before she had them hop into the furs together. By this I mean the blatant racism that Genevieve expresses towards Gray Hawk at the beginning which, to be honest, I really hated, but then I suppose that it's just me as a 21st century woman who's saying that; in most historical romances that focus on people of different races, it really shouldn't be a surprise to encounter some of this, though I'll admit I prefer the romances where understanding is present instead of prejudice. Still, the fact that Genevieve quickly sings a different tune and apologizes once she gets to understand Gray Hawk more kind of makes up for it.
Unfortunately, this heroine still loses some points with me for the indecisiveness that she shows at the end, when she finally does get back to her father again. It's a constant struggle for her to decide what she wants, that she needs to be pushed literally to the limit to make up her goddamn mind on what she's going to do and where she's going to go. the climax, to this extent, went by rather quickly and felt rushed, but otherwise I was glad that she made the right decision in the end regardless--well, right decision by historical romance standards, anyway.
All in all though, I did like this story, especially in how tame it was with no rape, bloodshed, violence, graphic abuse, etc. In historical romances, generally you have to prepare yourself for that, but in this case I'm glad that it wasn't necessary. As a lighter romance with a decent couple who end up working out fine at the end, I appreciate it. Granted, it'll never be a favourite of mine, as it doesn't delve as deeply as I'd prefer on the native american culture, but all in all I'd still re-read it and look forward to it every time. A rounded-up four stars is deserved, in my opinion.
Rating: 3.5 / 5
As my first read by Karen Kay, I think it's...pretty good.
Before getting into this author, I read a lot of reviews saying that her writing style doesn't quite "cut it" and is "boring", so, going off of choice comments like that, I'll admit that I set my expectations pretty low for this book. I'm not sure whether that helped my overall experience and rating of it or not, but let's just say that I was pleasantly surprised by what I did get, regardless.
The story is, right off the bat, rather unrealistic, and that's putting it likely. For one thing, I doubt that an English viscount would have any interest in studying native americans and have to worry about getting accurate testimony from every single tribe, and furthermore I doubt that he would allow his daughter, our heroine Genevieve, to assist him as well. For him to allow his precious heiress daughter to go off alone to a fort and somehow procure him the last "Indian" he needs as well? Um...no.
That attitude is something that I found replicated in my reading experience more than one time throughout this book, particularly in Genevieve and Gray Hawk's early interactions with one another. I mean, the man was freaking captured by these trappers that she paid, and furthermore he was mistreated and told all manner of bad things about what she intended to do with him. Granted, these were all lies and she personally treats him quite decently once he is captured, but just the fact that she won't let him go and is willing to ignore his rights as a human being just to use him for her father's project...yeah, that's not something he should be taking as lightly as he is, especially not enough to kiss her and the like. (I could also go into detail about how naturally knowing how to kiss technically isn't a native american thing and yet it's never explained how Gray Hawk knows how to do it regardless, but let's skip over that and not add more fuel to the fire, shall we?)
Anyway, even once their roles are reversed, Genevieve continues to press for the same useless thing of getting her father's damn book finished, not seeming to realize that she's a freaking CAPTIVE in an unknown land and that her captor has no reason to listen to her and agree to help her. It's kind of amazing how this prissy heiress can just keep insisting over the same old thing and somehow hope for a different result every time. I mean, at least know when something's a lost cause, m'kay?
The romance parts and understanding one another and whatnot make up for this later on, and I'm glad that at least Kay took the time to address all of the issues between them before she had them hop into the furs together. By this I mean the blatant racism that Genevieve expresses towards Gray Hawk at the beginning which, to be honest, I really hated, but then I suppose that it's just me as a 21st century woman who's saying that; in most historical romances that focus on people of different races, it really shouldn't be a surprise to encounter some of this, though I'll admit I prefer the romances where understanding is present instead of prejudice. Still, the fact that Genevieve quickly sings a different tune and apologizes once she gets to understand Gray Hawk more kind of makes up for it.
Unfortunately, this heroine still loses some points with me for the indecisiveness that she shows at the end, when she finally does get back to her father again. It's a constant struggle for her to decide what she wants, that she needs to be pushed literally to the limit to make up her goddamn mind on what she's going to do and where she's going to go. the climax, to this extent, went by rather quickly and felt rushed, but otherwise I was glad that she made the right decision in the end regardless--well, right decision by historical romance standards, anyway.
All in all though, I did like this story, especially in how tame it was with no rape, bloodshed, violence, graphic abuse, etc. In historical romances, generally you have to prepare yourself for that, but in this case I'm glad that it wasn't necessary. As a lighter romance with a decent couple who end up working out fine at the end, I appreciate it. Granted, it'll never be a favourite of mine, as it doesn't delve as deeply as I'd prefer on the native american culture, but all in all I'd still re-read it and look forward to it every time. A rounded-up four stars is deserved, in my opinion.
August 11, 2016
What I really detest in a historical novel is inaccurate historical detail. The author may have taken pains to research the Blackfeet history but she certainly lost no energy on the English aristocracy. And being that the heroine's title was an integral part of the story and character, I would say this is a monumental gaffe! It takes away from the author's credibility even in other aspects of her historical detail. A reader cannot tell for sure if she did her homework when she's caught out in a simple error that could have easily been verified if she'd visited Debrett's website.
Let us be clear on a few things ...
1) a daughter of a Viscount does not bear the title of 'Lady'. Her courtesy title would have been The Honourable Miss Genevieve Rohan (if this is her surname, and we don't really know that because even in this, the author did not specify. More on this later.) The heroine's formal mode of address should hence have been simply Miss Rohan (and definitely NOT Mistress!). In the English peerage, the only daughters borne of peers to bear the courtesy title of 'Lady' would be a Duke's, a Marquess' or an Earl's daughter.
2) A titled gentleman is NEVER addressed by the designation of Viscount, Earl, Baron, etc., except if he's a Duke, and then only in an informal way, i.e. by his intimates. Any gentleman of rank is addressed formally as Lord (e.g. in this case Lord Rohan), or by his intimates as simply Rohan. Never by Lord 'his first name'.
3) In this story, we are never told whether Rohan is the gentleman's title or his surname (i.e. his last name). In some cases, they may be the same but rarely. For instance, in this story, being that they seem to be the same, Genevieve's father's formal name would have been 'First Name' Rohan, Viscount Rohan.
4) A lord and his butler are never on familiar terms, certainly never friends. Robert the butler (whom I don't believe we know his surname) should have been addressed simply by his last name without the 'Mr.' (e.g. Smith, Black, etc.)
5) Members of the peerage, be it lords or their daughters, have particular ways of speaking and certain mannerisms that do not follow the norm of the rest of society. For instance, a well-born lady DOES NOT GRIN! And in this story, Genevieve grinned grinned grinned all the time! She may smile daintily at some humour, but never too overtly as to be unseemly.
These are just a few hints about etiquette in the peerage which Miss Kay paid absolutely no attention to, thus giving the impression that our heroine was no lady at all. There are others, but I won't go into them as they were far too numerous, as to make the novel rather unpleasant to me. That being said, if one is not familiar with the history of the peerage, I suppose this would not matter much. Still, an author has a duty to her readers to impart her information as accurately as possible on all counts.
For the rest of it, Gray Hawk's Lady was enjoyable as a story, the characters likeable enough, and the plot not too bad at all. Unfortunately, the numerous errors as illustrated above detracted from its authenticity and hence also from the enjoyment. Which is why I could not give more than 2 stars.
Let us be clear on a few things ...
1) a daughter of a Viscount does not bear the title of 'Lady'. Her courtesy title would have been The Honourable Miss Genevieve Rohan (if this is her surname, and we don't really know that because even in this, the author did not specify. More on this later.) The heroine's formal mode of address should hence have been simply Miss Rohan (and definitely NOT Mistress!). In the English peerage, the only daughters borne of peers to bear the courtesy title of 'Lady' would be a Duke's, a Marquess' or an Earl's daughter.
2) A titled gentleman is NEVER addressed by the designation of Viscount, Earl, Baron, etc., except if he's a Duke, and then only in an informal way, i.e. by his intimates. Any gentleman of rank is addressed formally as Lord (e.g. in this case Lord Rohan), or by his intimates as simply Rohan. Never by Lord 'his first name'.
3) In this story, we are never told whether Rohan is the gentleman's title or his surname (i.e. his last name). In some cases, they may be the same but rarely. For instance, in this story, being that they seem to be the same, Genevieve's father's formal name would have been 'First Name' Rohan, Viscount Rohan.
4) A lord and his butler are never on familiar terms, certainly never friends. Robert the butler (whom I don't believe we know his surname) should have been addressed simply by his last name without the 'Mr.' (e.g. Smith, Black, etc.)
5) Members of the peerage, be it lords or their daughters, have particular ways of speaking and certain mannerisms that do not follow the norm of the rest of society. For instance, a well-born lady DOES NOT GRIN! And in this story, Genevieve grinned grinned grinned all the time! She may smile daintily at some humour, but never too overtly as to be unseemly.
These are just a few hints about etiquette in the peerage which Miss Kay paid absolutely no attention to, thus giving the impression that our heroine was no lady at all. There are others, but I won't go into them as they were far too numerous, as to make the novel rather unpleasant to me. That being said, if one is not familiar with the history of the peerage, I suppose this would not matter much. Still, an author has a duty to her readers to impart her information as accurately as possible on all counts.
For the rest of it, Gray Hawk's Lady was enjoyable as a story, the characters likeable enough, and the plot not too bad at all. Unfortunately, the numerous errors as illustrated above detracted from its authenticity and hence also from the enjoyment. Which is why I could not give more than 2 stars.
April 29, 2021
I started this review almost a year ago, but abandoned it for some reason. I'll go ahead and finish it now.
I made it through a whopping 12 pages and skimmed through the rest before finally deciding that this was absolutely not a book I wanted to waste my time on.
The three biggest issues I had:
The book opens with one of the most frustrating arguments I've ever read. EVER. Genevieve Rohan has called out a certain Mr. Toddman for blowing through $20,000 of her father's money. Mr. Toddman was supposed to receive this money for procuring members of Native American tribes for Genevieve's father so he could study them, but he's gambled it away instead. When Genevieve informs him that she's cutting him off from withdrawing any more funds, Mr. Toddman erupts in anger... and proceeds to argue that Genevieve can't be mad at him for losing $20,000 of her father's money gambling because she wears nice clothes and is "expensive" and threatens to abandon the deal if he doesn't have "complete financial support."
It's never a good sign when I can't even get through the PROLOGUE because of how frustrated I am.
Then there's the prose... AWFUL. This is some really bad writing. We only know Mr. Toddman's name because Genevieve keeps repeating it - Kay simply refers to him as "the young man" and "the young assistant." That's okay... when we already know who the characters are and know who "the [insert description] man/woman/child" is referring to. Skimming through the rest of the book, it seems to be full of unnecessary dialogue and bland sentences.
This is a sentence. There is no comma. A character does something. Another character reacts. There is no variation. He sighed. She cried. He yelled. She flinched. He pushed. She pulled.
Kay seems to really like making one character start a sentence, only to be interrupted after the first word. I lost count of how many times I saw "I don't--" "You--" "I--" "Well--" "If--" That's the kind of thing I used to do for creative writing assignments in high school in order to meet word count or page requirements, lol.
Even the smut is badly written. It's not erotic in any way, shape or form. Kay simply TELLS us what happens, rather than trying to paint a picture with words. I can excuse bad smut if the rest of the story is good enough - but Gray Hawk's Lady is not.
And last but not least, our heroine goes on at least one racist rant that I saw while skimming. She literally tells the hero, "You are an Indian, and that makes you less than animal in my eyes. I would rather die than marry a man of a different race." For the right book, the right author, the right story, I could grit my teeth and tolerate what is likely meant to be historically accurate attitudes and language - but NOT between our heroine and hero. I can't find anything romantic about racism, even if that racism somehow disappears at some point and our racist heroine changes her mind about her "animal" husband.
Perhaps if another author had tackled this story, it could have been better. This was my first introduction to Kay and I can say with 100% certainty that I'm not a fan. I haven't had an interest in reading anything else she's written, and doubt I ever will.
I made it through a whopping 12 pages and skimmed through the rest before finally deciding that this was absolutely not a book I wanted to waste my time on.
The three biggest issues I had:
The book opens with one of the most frustrating arguments I've ever read. EVER. Genevieve Rohan has called out a certain Mr. Toddman for blowing through $20,000 of her father's money. Mr. Toddman was supposed to receive this money for procuring members of Native American tribes for Genevieve's father so he could study them, but he's gambled it away instead. When Genevieve informs him that she's cutting him off from withdrawing any more funds, Mr. Toddman erupts in anger... and proceeds to argue that Genevieve can't be mad at him for losing $20,000 of her father's money gambling because she wears nice clothes and is "expensive" and threatens to abandon the deal if he doesn't have "complete financial support."
It's never a good sign when I can't even get through the PROLOGUE because of how frustrated I am.
Then there's the prose... AWFUL. This is some really bad writing. We only know Mr. Toddman's name because Genevieve keeps repeating it - Kay simply refers to him as "the young man" and "the young assistant." That's okay... when we already know who the characters are and know who "the [insert description] man/woman/child" is referring to. Skimming through the rest of the book, it seems to be full of unnecessary dialogue and bland sentences.
This is a sentence. There is no comma. A character does something. Another character reacts. There is no variation. He sighed. She cried. He yelled. She flinched. He pushed. She pulled.
Kay seems to really like making one character start a sentence, only to be interrupted after the first word. I lost count of how many times I saw "I don't--" "You--" "I--" "Well--" "If--" That's the kind of thing I used to do for creative writing assignments in high school in order to meet word count or page requirements, lol.
Even the smut is badly written. It's not erotic in any way, shape or form. Kay simply TELLS us what happens, rather than trying to paint a picture with words. I can excuse bad smut if the rest of the story is good enough - but Gray Hawk's Lady is not.
And last but not least, our heroine goes on at least one racist rant that I saw while skimming. She literally tells the hero, "You are an Indian, and that makes you less than animal in my eyes. I would rather die than marry a man of a different race." For the right book, the right author, the right story, I could grit my teeth and tolerate what is likely meant to be historically accurate attitudes and language - but NOT between our heroine and hero. I can't find anything romantic about racism, even if that racism somehow disappears at some point and our racist heroine changes her mind about her "animal" husband.
Perhaps if another author had tackled this story, it could have been better. This was my first introduction to Kay and I can say with 100% certainty that I'm not a fan. I haven't had an interest in reading anything else she's written, and doubt I ever will.
July 17, 2012
Madison's review posted on Guilty Pleasures
3.5 Stars
Genevieve Rohan has her back up against a wall. Her father is not well and she is determined to finish a book that he has started about the Indian’s. They need a member of the Blackfoot tribe to finish their study. Desperate, she hires trappers to capture one and bring him back for her to study.
When they do, she is surprised. This man – Grey Hawk knows the English language and they do not get along at all to begin with. She doesn’t realize what a powerful warrior he is and exactly who she’s captured. At his first chance, he escapes, bringing her with him. During the long days and nights it takes them to travel to his village, she becomes his wife in the Blackfoot way.
Once they arrive in the village, a misunderstanding, that Grey Hawk refuses to correct makes her a revered woman among the tribe. His mother and sisters all take to her quickly and begin to call her a member of the family. She is a fast learner, although not without some misunderstandings because of the language barriers.
When he makes good on a promise to her and returns them to civilization, it is up to her to determine if she wants to stay with him or stay in the society she thought she’d left behind. Grey Hawk refuses to make her choose and ends up making the choice himself. To see what choice he made, you will have to read on and find out!
I went into this book, not really knowing what to expect. It’d been a long time since I read a Native American book. Back when I very first started reading romances, some of the books that I cut my teeth on were Janelle Taylor’s Savage series. This book is very much in that vein. If you’ve been missing the romance novels of old, then this is the book for you. The sex is very sensual, not like a lot of the newer contemporaries, but the story is very much there. Like I said if you’ve been missing the old romances, then the Samhain Retro line is for you. I remember books like these and while I may not wish to read them all the time, they are a nice break from a lot of the ‘shocking’ books of today’s time.
There are a couple more in this series that I can’t wait to get to and review!
3.5 Stars
Genevieve Rohan has her back up against a wall. Her father is not well and she is determined to finish a book that he has started about the Indian’s. They need a member of the Blackfoot tribe to finish their study. Desperate, she hires trappers to capture one and bring him back for her to study.
When they do, she is surprised. This man – Grey Hawk knows the English language and they do not get along at all to begin with. She doesn’t realize what a powerful warrior he is and exactly who she’s captured. At his first chance, he escapes, bringing her with him. During the long days and nights it takes them to travel to his village, she becomes his wife in the Blackfoot way.
Once they arrive in the village, a misunderstanding, that Grey Hawk refuses to correct makes her a revered woman among the tribe. His mother and sisters all take to her quickly and begin to call her a member of the family. She is a fast learner, although not without some misunderstandings because of the language barriers.
When he makes good on a promise to her and returns them to civilization, it is up to her to determine if she wants to stay with him or stay in the society she thought she’d left behind. Grey Hawk refuses to make her choose and ends up making the choice himself. To see what choice he made, you will have to read on and find out!
I went into this book, not really knowing what to expect. It’d been a long time since I read a Native American book. Back when I very first started reading romances, some of the books that I cut my teeth on were Janelle Taylor’s Savage series. This book is very much in that vein. If you’ve been missing the romance novels of old, then this is the book for you. The sex is very sensual, not like a lot of the newer contemporaries, but the story is very much there. Like I said if you’ve been missing the old romances, then the Samhain Retro line is for you. I remember books like these and while I may not wish to read them all the time, they are a nice break from a lot of the ‘shocking’ books of today’s time.
There are a couple more in this series that I can’t wait to get to and review!
April 14, 2023
Honestly thought this would be super racist but surprisingly well researched I think ? Dialogue was a little weird to me but an okay read
December 11, 2014
3 stars - America, 1832 / Adult Historical Romance
This is my first time reading Native American / American historical romance.
I liked
* the light romance. I liked the way Gray Hawk loves peppering kisses to his English bride. I'm just a sucker for kissing scene.
* the plot was thorough
I disliked
* sometimes, it's repetitive at the point i was bored my eyes out
* the dialogue that conversation with interruptions. Good lawd i hated it when i had to read - A: "But I..." B: "No... [...]" A: "But..." B: "No... [...]" something like. It was endless in the book and annoying.
Why I managed to finish it?
I need to know what's the outcome to two different people, different races and different worlds who's deeply in love with each other.
That's all. Read on your own peril.
This is my first time reading Native American / American historical romance.
I liked
* the light romance. I liked the way Gray Hawk loves peppering kisses to his English bride. I'm just a sucker for kissing scene.
* the plot was thorough
I disliked
* sometimes, it's repetitive at the point i was bored my eyes out
* the dialogue that conversation with interruptions. Good lawd i hated it when i had to read - A: "But I..." B: "No... [...]" A: "But..." B: "No... [...]" something like. It was endless in the book and annoying.
Why I managed to finish it?
I need to know what's the outcome to two different people, different races and different worlds who's deeply in love with each other.
That's all. Read on your own peril.
February 18, 2022
I actually really enjoyed this NA romance despite all its flaws. It’s a fictional romance drama with an interracial couple at the forefront - so there’s gonna be a lot of creative liberties just based on the cultures alone. Basically don’t go in looking for historical accuracy because these types of romance sagas are gonna be far from it.
It’s indulgent, corny, and dramatic - but that’s the main grab of these books and yes, I liked it. I usually hate dual povs but that seems to be the norm with these types of novels. This was more tolerable for me as the woman protagonist wasn’t irrational and the animosity/rivalry turned romance between the two main love interests felt natural and believable as time went on.
It’s indulgent, corny, and dramatic - but that’s the main grab of these books and yes, I liked it. I usually hate dual povs but that seems to be the norm with these types of novels. This was more tolerable for me as the woman protagonist wasn’t irrational and the animosity/rivalry turned romance between the two main love interests felt natural and believable as time went on.
March 27, 2022
DNF.
You may look at the title and the cover and think “wow this book seems pretty racist!” And you’d be correct.
I don’t know how I slogged through half of this book but let me tell you, it is a pretty huge cringe fest.
You may look at the title and the cover and think “wow this book seems pretty racist!” And you’d be correct.
I don’t know how I slogged through half of this book but let me tell you, it is a pretty huge cringe fest.
did-not-finish
December 18, 2024DNF: 32%
This girl has the running down, it's the escaping that's the problem 🏃🏼♀️
This girl has the running down, it's the escaping that's the problem 🏃🏼♀️
October 3, 2022
#LOWKEYPREDICTABLE
A CLASSIC, BUT IT WASN'T AS STIMULATING EVEN THOUGH IT STARTED OFF PRETTY WELL. There's always an issue for me when it comes to Native American romances dating back to the 18th-19th century. I wonder if it's the language and culture barrier but, it often doesn't feel "intimate" enough. Otherwise, this was okay if not the best.
Allow me to break it down for you...
GENEVIEVE is desperate to help her father and save their family's life. In order to do so, they need to get a Blackfoot Indian and study his or her culture to write the book they're going to publish. And we all know how important books are when they get published back in those days. So, when Genee hires some lesser "thugs" to get her a Blackfoot, they literally captured one - and not in a nice way. Misunderstood, Genee has her hands full with an outraged, 6 foot plus tall and very grown Blackfoot male. He's also the one who captured her attention before. Genevieve and Hawk's chemistry was there from the beginning, I'd even say it's insta-love except Hawk's stubborn and angry about how dishonorable she went about to capture him.
OVERALL this was pretty much what you see is what you get. There's not much angst to it, sure there are those lovely bantering scenes and mild sex scenes. Towards the end, I didn't feel entirely satisfied and just thought it was an okay story. Wished there was more drama, excitement and angst to it.
A CLASSIC, BUT IT WASN'T AS STIMULATING EVEN THOUGH IT STARTED OFF PRETTY WELL. There's always an issue for me when it comes to Native American romances dating back to the 18th-19th century. I wonder if it's the language and culture barrier but, it often doesn't feel "intimate" enough. Otherwise, this was okay if not the best.
Allow me to break it down for you...
GENEVIEVE is desperate to help her father and save their family's life. In order to do so, they need to get a Blackfoot Indian and study his or her culture to write the book they're going to publish. And we all know how important books are when they get published back in those days. So, when Genee hires some lesser "thugs" to get her a Blackfoot, they literally captured one - and not in a nice way. Misunderstood, Genee has her hands full with an outraged, 6 foot plus tall and very grown Blackfoot male. He's also the one who captured her attention before. Genevieve and Hawk's chemistry was there from the beginning, I'd even say it's insta-love except Hawk's stubborn and angry about how dishonorable she went about to capture him.
OVERALL this was pretty much what you see is what you get. There's not much angst to it, sure there are those lovely bantering scenes and mild sex scenes. Towards the end, I didn't feel entirely satisfied and just thought it was an okay story. Wished there was more drama, excitement and angst to it.
March 13, 2022
Let me start by saying, I've been SUPER excited to finally begin this book, and it did NOT let me down!!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 5 stars (wish I could give it more!)
After watching 1883, I desperately wanted a Native American romance, and Karen Kay did NOT disappoint me!
The only thing I didn't like:
1. The heroine was on the fence about returning back with the Hero. But I couldn't fault her because I understood it.
Things I absolutely adored:
1. The heroine was strong and stood her ground against the Hero.
2. The Hero did not make her feel bad about the things she didn't understand. They taught each other, and I LOVED that. They came from two different cultures, and both were willing to learn and try to come to understand the other.
3. He put aside his own pride, only telling part of their story so that she would be accepted by his people.
This book was INCREDIBLE. I read it in a matter of a few hours. ❤
I will most definitely be picking up another one of Karen Kay's books, especially in this series. Because not only did she give us an INCREDIBLE romance novel, but I also learned SO MUCH from her book about the Blackfeet Indians. ❤
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 5 stars (wish I could give it more!)
After watching 1883, I desperately wanted a Native American romance, and Karen Kay did NOT disappoint me!
The only thing I didn't like:
1. The heroine was on the fence about returning back with the Hero. But I couldn't fault her because I understood it.
Things I absolutely adored:
1. The heroine was strong and stood her ground against the Hero.
2. The Hero did not make her feel bad about the things she didn't understand. They taught each other, and I LOVED that. They came from two different cultures, and both were willing to learn and try to come to understand the other.
3. He put aside his own pride, only telling part of their story so that she would be accepted by his people.
This book was INCREDIBLE. I read it in a matter of a few hours. ❤
I will most definitely be picking up another one of Karen Kay's books, especially in this series. Because not only did she give us an INCREDIBLE romance novel, but I also learned SO MUCH from her book about the Blackfeet Indians. ❤
August 5, 2020
I love this book!
I really enjoyed your book. And I commend you on some of the history of Blackfeet Indians. For me it was enlightening because it brought back memories of my family history. My grandmother and grandfather were both half Native American Blackfeet and Cherokee. And they told me that the first female born is to be named Geneieve. I never understood why and to this day still don't as they chose to live in the white man's world instead and rarely spoke of their heritage. So I thank you.
I really enjoyed your book. And I commend you on some of the history of Blackfeet Indians. For me it was enlightening because it brought back memories of my family history. My grandmother and grandfather were both half Native American Blackfeet and Cherokee. And they told me that the first female born is to be named Geneieve. I never understood why and to this day still don't as they chose to live in the white man's world instead and rarely spoke of their heritage. So I thank you.
January 24, 2023
- If Lakota Princess was a rollercoaster imagine Gray Hawk’s Lady! -
- A very slow burn journey in the hands of Genevieve and Gray Hawk, both characters are strong, determined and very loyal of what they believe is right & their feelings.
- i do enjoy their journey together, not everything was like “roses in a garden” they where thorns and obstacles in their way!, but each has a voice like no other & in their darkness thoughts they have to surpass their believe not only in the society aspect but their cultures and customs!.
- A very slow burn journey in the hands of Genevieve and Gray Hawk, both characters are strong, determined and very loyal of what they believe is right & their feelings.
- i do enjoy their journey together, not everything was like “roses in a garden” they where thorns and obstacles in their way!, but each has a voice like no other & in their darkness thoughts they have to surpass their believe not only in the society aspect but their cultures and customs!.
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November 4, 2021
"He could no more have taken advantage of this woman than he could have killed his own mother."
damn, I hope I remember this quote for the rest of my life. The best way I can describe my mood while reading this is volatile and erratic. The highs are high and the lows are low, but all in all, still enjoyed the change in scenery.
damn, I hope I remember this quote for the rest of my life. The best way I can describe my mood while reading this is volatile and erratic. The highs are high and the lows are low, but all in all, still enjoyed the change in scenery.
July 12, 2018
Great read!
I have found it very hard to find a really good American Indian romance novel that is true and real. This is that book the author is so detailed and knows her stuff I highly recommend it
I have found it very hard to find a really good American Indian romance novel that is true and real. This is that book the author is so detailed and knows her stuff I highly recommend it
February 14, 2021
Great Native American Series
I always enjoy Karen Kay's books and she doesn't disappoint with this series. Her books give such great detail on the Native American life during the time frame. I loved reading his Gray Hawk and Gen-ee found love through all the prejudice. I look forward to reading the rest of the books.
I always enjoy Karen Kay's books and she doesn't disappoint with this series. Her books give such great detail on the Native American life during the time frame. I loved reading his Gray Hawk and Gen-ee found love through all the prejudice. I look forward to reading the rest of the books.
March 10, 2021
I enjoyed reading this story. Some reviews have said that it was not historically correct but I feel that this story was more Romantic than Historical. I also feel that it was more about the Native Americans. I will be looking for more by this author as I enjoyed this book immensely.
July 17, 2020
Lady goes West
The start is a bit far fetched but when Genee travels with Grey Hawk the story gets better. The question if people in a mixed race had a future in those days is a difficult one.
The start is a bit far fetched but when Genee travels with Grey Hawk the story gets better. The question if people in a mixed race had a future in those days is a difficult one.
May 23, 2022
OMG THIS IS TRUE LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT.
The greatest story ever written. The way it turn and twist are truelly amazing. Love it . Please read this book.
The greatest story ever written. The way it turn and twist are truelly amazing. Love it . Please read this book.
August 11, 2023
Beginning started off good but I got bored. DNG at 55%
October 7, 2023
Ok writing
May 19, 2025
Great book to read, could not put it down 💖
June 27, 2025
3 stars
November 25, 2023
3.5 stars 🦅
This book was going to be a new favorite BUT THEN the end came………..
Usually with these types of books the clash of cultures is resolved by the end but they were unable to resolve their problems up until the last 99.9% of the book. MAJOR EYE ROLLING. 🙄🙄😡
The hero was also an ass once he got to his tribe 😑
Otherwise, the first 50% was the BEST!
This book was going to be a new favorite BUT THEN the end came………..
Usually with these types of books the clash of cultures is resolved by the end but they were unable to resolve their problems up until the last 99.9% of the book. MAJOR EYE ROLLING. 🙄🙄😡
The hero was also an ass once he got to his tribe 😑
Otherwise, the first 50% was the BEST!
October 20, 2017
This was fun, but in no way realistic.
That being said, if you just want a cute love story, or a historical setting, or information on the Blackfoot tribe, this may be a good choice.
It does need editing before it can be called clean, however, so it lost two stars for that. The heroine isn't very moral, and keeps threatening to walk out on her marriage, which is epically uncool.
All in all, it wasn't something I would recommend, but there are a lot of worse books in the genre.
That being said, if you just want a cute love story, or a historical setting, or information on the Blackfoot tribe, this may be a good choice.
It does need editing before it can be called clean, however, so it lost two stars for that. The heroine isn't very moral, and keeps threatening to walk out on her marriage, which is epically uncool.
All in all, it wasn't something I would recommend, but there are a lot of worse books in the genre.
January 8, 2013
My first Karen Kay novel, I admit I wasn't wholly interested in getting this book as it appeared to me that at least sometime during the read, the premise would fall flat. I had been recommended to read some of Karen Kays' books but whenever I would pick one up, I'd quickly push away the thought until now.
Alas my first inclination was not the case and I found myself enjoying both Genevieve and Gray Hawk immensely. Both characters personalities were engaging in a complimenting way. And I just fell in love with the way Karen Kay writes humor. More than once I found myself struggling to contain my laughter. I can honestly say that she managed to pull off a plot that seemed rather far-fetched. The pacing was a bit odd at some parts but I fell for the world that K.K painted and I'm eager to continue this series and continue to read her books!
I've become a fan. <3
Alas my first inclination was not the case and I found myself enjoying both Genevieve and Gray Hawk immensely. Both characters personalities were engaging in a complimenting way. And I just fell in love with the way Karen Kay writes humor. More than once I found myself struggling to contain my laughter. I can honestly say that she managed to pull off a plot that seemed rather far-fetched. The pacing was a bit odd at some parts but I fell for the world that K.K painted and I'm eager to continue this series and continue to read her books!
I've become a fan. <3
April 9, 2014
Ater reading the whole series, I can say that I'm not a big fan of Kay's Indian romance. I found the Indians so perfect and the white men so ugly (inside and outside) that is was too much. I'm sure a good-looking Indian man is way better to look at than an ugly unwashed trader but the contrast was too much.
And the fact that Indian men were so macho (women cook and sew and are happy that way) while managing to be so romantic was a bit of a stretch to me.
And the fact that Indian men were so macho (women cook and sew and are happy that way) while managing to be so romantic was a bit of a stretch to me.
April 11, 2021
Karen Kay IS an outstanding author that makes readers want to keep reading ALL OF her novels I hope that Karen Kay keep writing this precious novels I never get tired of reading all of her novels.
Wonderful novel Love when Bl
ackfoot became so brave to save the white woman. I Love the way Blackfoot acted in this novel and others he work for.
Wonderful novel Love when Bl
ackfoot became so brave to save the white woman. I Love the way Blackfoot acted in this novel and others he work for.
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