Silver Dreams

Red Cloud Wolves #1

by Kate Steele

He was a professional gunman, not a murderer. Falsely accused of a crime he didn’t commit, Landon Jeffers is on the run from a posse determined to see him dance at the end of a noose. Passing through a desolate stretch of Arizona desert on a route he’s sure will throw them off his trail, he makes a discovery that will change his life forever. Silver.

Never one to throw away an opportunity to line his pockets, Lan decides to settle in and dig his way to a fortune. But what are the brilliant glowing orange stones he also unearths? What is this strange fascination he feels for them? More importantly, why have his dreams of silver riches morphed into images of moonlit nights, howling wolves and an Indian brave whose piercing black eyes turn to reddish/orange fire?

Genres: M M Romance, Shapeshifters, Paranormal, Historical, Gay, Romance, Westerns

54 pages, ebook

First published June 1, 2007

About the author

As a kid, from the time I learned to read, I've treasured books. Fiction mostly, because I'm the type of person who likes to be taken on journeys of imagination. I guess it was only natural I'd try to orchestrate some of those journeys myself, and share them with others.

Writing can be fun, frustrating, and sometimes even frightening, but it sings a siren song that entices. And whether you end up in the arms of a gorgeous muse, or wreaked on the rocks of broken thought, when you feel the urge to write, you do it.

I do my writing in a turn-of-the-century house located in the midst of Indiana farm country. In addition to dogs, cats and lovebirds, my family keeps me company. When not writing, I read, am an enthusiastic grower of iris, and a fanatic fan of Japanese manga and anime.

Reviews

[Elisa Rolle]

Lan is a gambler and a gunsman of the late nineteen century. He begin to regret his lonely life and for his bad luck he involuntarly kills the wrong man, the brother of a marshal that now wants to kill him in return.

During his flight he stumbles accross a silver mine and also some strange orange stones. And soon after he falls sick and a stranger, a beautiful Apache named Dark, takes care of him. And just when he begins to stay better Dark makes love to him, and tells him he is his mate and that he will change in a wolf during the first full moon. What can a man do? Take the ride of his life of course.

A very short but interesting story by Kate Steele: I can't really build a strong impression of the characters. I'd like to read more, we have only some hint at the character of Dark, I think he deserves better: but maybe, this is only the first enstallment of a series and in the following chapter we will have the chance to know better both Lan than Dark.

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[Yuu Sasih · Rating 3 out of 5]

Accused on murder he didn't do, Landon flight away from the murdered man's brother who insisted that he killed his brother and demanded a revenge. In his flight, he found an orange stones that led his life into another direction and also into the path of beautiful Apachian named Dark.

Actually, I love the story. The idea of a shifters who created from spiritual-powered stone was a new concept that I like. What bothered me was the fact that this story supposedly centered around Lan and Dark's relationship, but I found this story lack of it. What described more was Lan's former relationship with a blacksmith named Tom, which I think best described less so it could gave more space for Dark's characterization, not just a dark Apachian who looked calm and silent. And also, the scene when Dark explained to Lan about what happened with his body needed more pages because I hardly could feel Lan's temporal resentment of being a werewolf.

But this story promised a good vibe for me, so I'll read the sequel.

[D · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5