Shadow Walker: Native American Romance

by Tina Proffitt

When college instructor Shadow offers young Bethanie refuge from the looming threat of the skinwalker on their Virginia college campus, even though she is young and inexperienced, he finds his attraction to her simply too hard to resist. The mythological skinwalker or shapeshifter terrorizing the students has sent everyone home until the mystery of who is doing this can be solved. Shadow Walker, a Native American man without a tribe, lives in a world that labels him too white to be native and too native to be white. Bethanie Hutchinson, a young woman without a family, finds a sense of belonging living and caring for her beloved barn owls on the campus of Ferra College in the picturesque Blue Ridge Mountains. She has reached her final year of her studies when strange things begin to happen. Shadow’s life has been complete until he meets Bethanie. Her innocence causes him to question everything he holds dear just as Bethanie questions her own spirituality. But can he let go of his past and make room for Bethanie in his hardened heart? And if Bethanie allows herself to be taken care of for the first time in her life, will she be able to accept the passion this dangerously sexy man offers her? Or will her fear prevent her from having the family she has always dreamed of? This is a romance that combines suspense, danger, and the mystical question, do differences really matter?

378 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 7, 2013

About the author

Tina Proffitt is the author of over two-dozen reincarnation-romance novels of diverse subgenres, an out-of-work homeschool mother, and lover of all things supernatural.
Her Bachelor of Arts in Education, a love for reading and writing, and a lot of encouragement from her loved ones got her where she is today.

Reviews

[Lindsay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Shadow Walker was satisfying as both a mystery and a romance. With a skinwalker wreaking havoc on a college campus, the school was shut down when two bodies were discovered in a barn. With no where else to go, Bethanie was taken in by her former professor who lived near the college and vowed to protect her. I loved their slow burn romance as both Shadow and Bethanie worked their way toward healing raw emotional wounds.

One part bothered me a little bit though. A mental illness was mentioned, and while this particular one could cause a person to act abusively, most people who have it do not act out in the way described.

There were some typos in the text, and I thought it could use some editing but was so engrossed I took little notice.

[Jeremy]

I really enjoyed this book. It could have been a little bit longer, but that's just me. The story was interesting. I personally liked the fact that it didn't turn into one of those "cheesy" romance novels where the whole story is just sex, there's an actual plot. lol It's very tasteful and could fit into just a mystery category. So if either romance,mystery or both is your kinda thing then give this a read.