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Cheyenne Amber
From the bestselling author of the Comanche trilogy comes a mesmerizing and dramatic romance set in rugged Colorado Territory. When her infant son is kidnapped, Laura hires the rough-edged, dangerously handsome Deke to track down the comancheros responsible.
464 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published March 1, 1994
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Catherine Anderson
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Adeline Catherine was born and raised in Grants Pass, Oregon, USA. She always yearned to be a writer like her mother. The morning that one of her professors asked if she could use samples of Catherine’s creative writing on an overhead projector to teach was a dream come true. In 1988, she sold her first book to Harlequin Intrigue and went on to write three more before she tried her hand at a single-title historical romance. Nine books later, she did her first single-title contemporary.
Catherine married Sidney D. Anderson, an industrial electrician and entrepreneur. They had two sons, Sidney D. Jr. and John G. In 2001 she and her husband purchased a central Oregon home located on a ridge with incredible mountain views and surrounded by forestland honeycombed with trails. It was her dream home, a wonderland in the winter and beyond beautiful in the summer. She named it Cinnamon Ridge after the huge ponderosa pines on the property, which sport bark the color of cinnamon.
Sadly, Catherine lost her husband to a long-term illness in 2014. She has kept Cinnamon Ridge as her primary residence but divides her time between there and her son John's farm, where she has the support of her loved ones and can enjoy his horses, cows, and raise her own chickens.
Catherine loves animals and birds, both wild and domestic. She presently has two Australian shepherds, six cats, and a very old canary. She is very family oriented as well. Her older son has lived in Japan, Australia, and now resides in New Zealand. Catherine and her stateside family will celebrate Christmas on the north island with Sidney, his wife Mary, and their two sons, Liam and Jonas.
(1)romance author:
Adeline Catherine was born and raised in Grants Pass, Oregon, USA. She always yearned to be a writer like her mother. The morning that one of her professors asked if she could use samples of Catherine’s creative writing on an overhead projector to teach was a dream come true. In 1988, she sold her first book to Harlequin Intrigue and went on to write three more before she tried her hand at a single-title historical romance. Nine books later, she did her first single-title contemporary.
Catherine married Sidney D. Anderson, an industrial electrician and entrepreneur. They had two sons, Sidney D. Jr. and John G. In 2001 she and her husband purchased a central Oregon home located on a ridge with incredible mountain views and surrounded by forestland honeycombed with trails. It was her dream home, a wonderland in the winter and beyond beautiful in the summer. She named it Cinnamon Ridge after the huge ponderosa pines on the property, which sport bark the color of cinnamon.
Sadly, Catherine lost her husband to a long-term illness in 2014. She has kept Cinnamon Ridge as her primary residence but divides her time between there and her son John's farm, where she has the support of her loved ones and can enjoy his horses, cows, and raise her own chickens.
Catherine loves animals and birds, both wild and domestic. She presently has two Australian shepherds, six cats, and a very old canary. She is very family oriented as well. Her older son has lived in Japan, Australia, and now resides in New Zealand. Catherine and her stateside family will celebrate Christmas on the north island with Sidney, his wife Mary, and their two sons, Liam and Jonas.
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October 14, 2025
Phenomenal.
My jaw hit the floor during the prologue, which it tends to do when a man is having a bad night playing poker with a gang of comancheros, knowing he can’t cover his losses, and offers his wife to cover his debts. If ever a man deserved killing…
His widow, however, does not deserve having a gang of outlaws turned in her direction. Three days after giving birth, Laura is trying to dig a well on her Colorado homestead, haul water from a crick to keep her vegetable garden from withering, and worrying about why her baby is sick and fretful. The creepy leader of the comancheros shows up to bring news of her husband’s fatal “accident,” and decides to return with his gang to grab her, take turns with her, and then sell her in Mexico. By a stroke of fate, they can’t find her when they return and steal her baby instead.
With three cents to her name and no sense of direction, Laura manages to find Denver, begging the townspeople for help to no avail. The sheriff advises her to hire a tracker to find the baby thieves, and the best tracker is Deke Sheridan, a white man raised by the Cheyenne who happens to be in town at the end of a cattle drive. Laura has fine manners and an exemplary education from her privileged childhood in Boston, and the grungy, half-wild savage she finds in a local saloon repulses her. He’s not impressed with her either and refuses at first, but after catching her in a vulnerable moment changes his mind and asks how much she’s willing to pay. She promises a lot but has nothing in hand, so offers him ANYTHING to help her…and he’s not interested.
She had just offered herself to him. Offered herself, like so much baggage. And he was turning her down, flat. To add insult to injury, he had referred to her as a piece of ass. As though she were a thing and not a person. Not even a very tempting thing, from the sound of it. Humiliation brought tears to her eyes. To stoop that low, and then be turned down. And by the likes of him? She felt filthy—the sort of filth that might never wash away.
I was slow to warm up to Laura—she had a lot of prejudices, pretty widely held in this time and place—and she applied many of those prejudices to Deke, but she’d also survived a rough time with her toad of a husband and I admired her determination to get her baby back or die trying. She was so standoffish to Deke that I couldn’t quite fathom why he was admiring her, and I thought, “This is not going to work. This author will not be able to convince me these two fall in love with each other.”
Boy, was I wrong. Spectacularly wrong. Each moment between them on the trail moved them a little closer. Patience begat understanding. Tenderness wove a magic spell. Healing permeated the very air around them. Each answered a loneliness in the other, and the wonder of it bound them together.
It was his turn to blink. When he did, a bit of moisture slipped onto his cheek, and he made an angry swipe. “Can we back up? I’m gettin’ the feelin’ we ain’t talkin’ about the same thing here.”
“That’s because you’ve been doing all the talking and won’t let me say three little words.”
“Laura, when the day comes you can get anything said with only three words, I’ll eat my boots.”
“You don’t own any boots. But I’ll settle for watching you eat your moccasins. This is one time three words will do me. I love you, Deke.”
He swiped at his cheek again, sniffed, and then closed his eyes. Laura could see he was struggling with everything he had not to lose his control.
“Deke?”
He rubbed at his cheek again, then planted his hands on his hips. After taking a deep, bracing breath, he opened his eyes, looked at her through a suspicious shimmer of wetness, and said, “That’s four words, Boston. You lose.”
I wasn’t tempted to skim a single time. There was not a single dull moment. And never have two characters felt more destined to find a way forward together.
My jaw hit the floor during the prologue, which it tends to do when a man is having a bad night playing poker with a gang of comancheros, knowing he can’t cover his losses, and offers his wife to cover his debts. If ever a man deserved killing…
His widow, however, does not deserve having a gang of outlaws turned in her direction. Three days after giving birth, Laura is trying to dig a well on her Colorado homestead, haul water from a crick to keep her vegetable garden from withering, and worrying about why her baby is sick and fretful. The creepy leader of the comancheros shows up to bring news of her husband’s fatal “accident,” and decides to return with his gang to grab her, take turns with her, and then sell her in Mexico. By a stroke of fate, they can’t find her when they return and steal her baby instead.
With three cents to her name and no sense of direction, Laura manages to find Denver, begging the townspeople for help to no avail. The sheriff advises her to hire a tracker to find the baby thieves, and the best tracker is Deke Sheridan, a white man raised by the Cheyenne who happens to be in town at the end of a cattle drive. Laura has fine manners and an exemplary education from her privileged childhood in Boston, and the grungy, half-wild savage she finds in a local saloon repulses her. He’s not impressed with her either and refuses at first, but after catching her in a vulnerable moment changes his mind and asks how much she’s willing to pay. She promises a lot but has nothing in hand, so offers him ANYTHING to help her…and he’s not interested.
She had just offered herself to him. Offered herself, like so much baggage. And he was turning her down, flat. To add insult to injury, he had referred to her as a piece of ass. As though she were a thing and not a person. Not even a very tempting thing, from the sound of it. Humiliation brought tears to her eyes. To stoop that low, and then be turned down. And by the likes of him? She felt filthy—the sort of filth that might never wash away.
I was slow to warm up to Laura—she had a lot of prejudices, pretty widely held in this time and place—and she applied many of those prejudices to Deke, but she’d also survived a rough time with her toad of a husband and I admired her determination to get her baby back or die trying. She was so standoffish to Deke that I couldn’t quite fathom why he was admiring her, and I thought, “This is not going to work. This author will not be able to convince me these two fall in love with each other.”
Boy, was I wrong. Spectacularly wrong. Each moment between them on the trail moved them a little closer. Patience begat understanding. Tenderness wove a magic spell. Healing permeated the very air around them. Each answered a loneliness in the other, and the wonder of it bound them together.
It was his turn to blink. When he did, a bit of moisture slipped onto his cheek, and he made an angry swipe. “Can we back up? I’m gettin’ the feelin’ we ain’t talkin’ about the same thing here.”
“That’s because you’ve been doing all the talking and won’t let me say three little words.”
“Laura, when the day comes you can get anything said with only three words, I’ll eat my boots.”
“You don’t own any boots. But I’ll settle for watching you eat your moccasins. This is one time three words will do me. I love you, Deke.”
He swiped at his cheek again, sniffed, and then closed his eyes. Laura could see he was struggling with everything he had not to lose his control.
“Deke?”
He rubbed at his cheek again, then planted his hands on his hips. After taking a deep, bracing breath, he opened his eyes, looked at her through a suspicious shimmer of wetness, and said, “That’s four words, Boston. You lose.”
I wasn’t tempted to skim a single time. There was not a single dull moment. And never have two characters felt more destined to find a way forward together.
November 3, 2009
***** 3 1/2 stars ******
Laura Cheney is in a real bind. She is stuck alone with a newborn baby in a shack on the frontier near Denver after her no-good husband is killed for cheating at cards. She has no money and is estranged from her rich father in Boston who disowned her for marrying a man he didn't approve of for her, so she is stuck alone with a small baby and no friends or family. One day while she is collecting water from the nearby stream, commancheros steal her days old son who she left in the cabin while she lay unconsious after slipping and hitting her head. Frantic with fear, she goes to Denver to find someone to help her find her baby. But with all the Indian trouble nearby, no one will help her search for baby Jonathon. No one that is except one disreputable Deke Sheridan who was raised by the Cheyenne.
Deke takes one look at Laura and thinks she is a fancy lady who was careless and lost her baby because of it. She promises him money she doesn't have if he will help her because she is desperate. Deke feels sorry for her despite himself, so they set off after the commancheros. Laura pushes herself beyond what she should because she needs to find her son. Deke and Laura get along like oil and water, with her "high falutin'" Boston way of speaking and his aw shucks country boy slang. I swear half of the first 200 pages were spent with her saying a fancy word and him having to ask what it meant. It got old really quick.
Just as they are getting close to the commancheros, Deke realizes that Laura is very sick and that the commancheros traded the baby to his old Cheyenne band. He helps Laura heal then takes her to his friends in the Cheyenne camp, where he has to say the baby is theirs because his friend and his wife had claimed the baby to replace a child they lost. So Deke and Laura have to get married the Cheyenne way at the request of his friend before they can have the baby. They stay amoung the Cheyenne for a few weeks, where Deke and Laura fall in love. Deke was a very sweet man as he patiently showed Laura that all men were not like her abusive first husband and that he may bluster about things but he would never hurt her. Laura shows Deke that she has a lot of inner courage and strength, which he didn't see at first because he was not a fan of fancy ladies after a disastrous first marriage. There were a lot of very sweet and funny scenes in the second half of the book.
Okay now the bad stuff: The heroine drove me crazy for the first half of the book. She was upity, ridiculously prudish to the point where she endangered her health, she talked down to the hero all the time and she was very prejudiced against the Cheyenne at first. I would waver between feeling sorry for her about the abusive first husband and losing her kid to wanting to smack some sense into her for acting like such an idiot. Zeke was a good hero but the author made his language way too "country bumpkin", which got annoying sometimes.
But there were also a lot of good moments in the book, especially during the second part from where they were in the Cheyenne village and falling in love. I started to like Laura much better when she started loosening up, treating the Cheyenne as friends and seeing Deke for the strong, caring man he was. Deke worked really hard to help Laura trust him and learn her own strength, pride and self-repect which her first husband and her father had stolen from her. There were also a few funny parts, mainly from things Deke said or thought (he initially thought baby Jonathon had a case of the "uglies" because he was skinny from the stress of being kidnapped) and he was always sticking his foot in his mouth. He cared a lot for Laura and the baby, which was really sweet to see.
Overall, the book had some nice, sweet and emotional scenes. But it also had a heroine that drove me crazy for about 200 pages of the book and other small things that would annoy me. So it all kind of evens out to about a 3 1/2 star read.
Laura Cheney is in a real bind. She is stuck alone with a newborn baby in a shack on the frontier near Denver after her no-good husband is killed for cheating at cards. She has no money and is estranged from her rich father in Boston who disowned her for marrying a man he didn't approve of for her, so she is stuck alone with a small baby and no friends or family. One day while she is collecting water from the nearby stream, commancheros steal her days old son who she left in the cabin while she lay unconsious after slipping and hitting her head. Frantic with fear, she goes to Denver to find someone to help her find her baby. But with all the Indian trouble nearby, no one will help her search for baby Jonathon. No one that is except one disreputable Deke Sheridan who was raised by the Cheyenne.
Deke takes one look at Laura and thinks she is a fancy lady who was careless and lost her baby because of it. She promises him money she doesn't have if he will help her because she is desperate. Deke feels sorry for her despite himself, so they set off after the commancheros. Laura pushes herself beyond what she should because she needs to find her son. Deke and Laura get along like oil and water, with her "high falutin'" Boston way of speaking and his aw shucks country boy slang. I swear half of the first 200 pages were spent with her saying a fancy word and him having to ask what it meant. It got old really quick.
Just as they are getting close to the commancheros, Deke realizes that Laura is very sick and that the commancheros traded the baby to his old Cheyenne band. He helps Laura heal then takes her to his friends in the Cheyenne camp, where he has to say the baby is theirs because his friend and his wife had claimed the baby to replace a child they lost. So Deke and Laura have to get married the Cheyenne way at the request of his friend before they can have the baby. They stay amoung the Cheyenne for a few weeks, where Deke and Laura fall in love. Deke was a very sweet man as he patiently showed Laura that all men were not like her abusive first husband and that he may bluster about things but he would never hurt her. Laura shows Deke that she has a lot of inner courage and strength, which he didn't see at first because he was not a fan of fancy ladies after a disastrous first marriage. There were a lot of very sweet and funny scenes in the second half of the book.
Okay now the bad stuff: The heroine drove me crazy for the first half of the book. She was upity, ridiculously prudish to the point where she endangered her health, she talked down to the hero all the time and she was very prejudiced against the Cheyenne at first. I would waver between feeling sorry for her about the abusive first husband and losing her kid to wanting to smack some sense into her for acting like such an idiot. Zeke was a good hero but the author made his language way too "country bumpkin", which got annoying sometimes.
But there were also a lot of good moments in the book, especially during the second part from where they were in the Cheyenne village and falling in love. I started to like Laura much better when she started loosening up, treating the Cheyenne as friends and seeing Deke for the strong, caring man he was. Deke worked really hard to help Laura trust him and learn her own strength, pride and self-repect which her first husband and her father had stolen from her. There were also a few funny parts, mainly from things Deke said or thought (he initially thought baby Jonathon had a case of the "uglies" because he was skinny from the stress of being kidnapped) and he was always sticking his foot in his mouth. He cared a lot for Laura and the baby, which was really sweet to see.
Overall, the book had some nice, sweet and emotional scenes. But it also had a heroine that drove me crazy for about 200 pages of the book and other small things that would annoy me. So it all kind of evens out to about a 3 1/2 star read.
June 26, 2014
I loved Cheyenne Amber almost as much as Comanche Moon.The story was touching... a mother left alone to take care of her infant in the rough West.
There were some nearly unbelievable (bet yet in reality even more absurd things have happened) events like Laura riding horse for so long only few days after delivery. The few days old newborn survived 2 days with bunch of commancheros who most surely wouldn't have known even how to hold it right. Trying to put myself into the heroine's shoes kept my heart in my throat most of the time.
The characters were both reasonable and very realistic in their reactions and thoughts. At times I was laughing out loud on their conversation. They both had sense of humour ;) Deke was a man of his word and had principles which I appreciate in a man and that's why I loved his character.
Catherine Anderson once again introduced us with the culture and traditions of the Native American tribes(this time the Cheyennes) in an intriguing way. She shows the good and the bad side of both worlds.
Great book, I would definitely reread it.
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There were some nearly unbelievable (bet yet in reality even more absurd things have happened) events like Laura riding horse for so long only few days after delivery. The few days old newborn survived 2 days with bunch of commancheros who most surely wouldn't have known even how to hold it right. Trying to put myself into the heroine's shoes kept my heart in my throat most of the time.
The characters were both reasonable and very realistic in their reactions and thoughts. At times I was laughing out loud on their conversation. They both had sense of humour ;) Deke was a man of his word and had principles which I appreciate in a man and that's why I loved his character.
Catherine Anderson once again introduced us with the culture and traditions of the Native American tribes(this time the Cheyennes) in an intriguing way. She shows the good and the bad side of both worlds.
Great book, I would definitely reread it.
Greetings from Bulgaria!
April 27, 2014
3,5 stars
Not bad but certainly not her best. This book wanted to be great. Catherine Anderson wants to write very descriptive, entrancing books, which she sets the stage for in the first 50 pages or so, but then the plot stagnates. There is no foreward momentum. Just the same feelings, the same argument described over and over.
There is the classic fear of falling in love in this story, which in my opinion is inevitable. There is no action in more than two-thirds of the book. It mainly focuses on Deke and his attempts to slowly seduce Laura and introduce her to his world. I gave it four stars mainly because the one thing that irritated me throughout this book was the way CA used the same descriptions over and over.
If you like formula romances, you will probably enjoy these greatly.
Not bad but certainly not her best. This book wanted to be great. Catherine Anderson wants to write very descriptive, entrancing books, which she sets the stage for in the first 50 pages or so, but then the plot stagnates. There is no foreward momentum. Just the same feelings, the same argument described over and over.
There is the classic fear of falling in love in this story, which in my opinion is inevitable. There is no action in more than two-thirds of the book. It mainly focuses on Deke and his attempts to slowly seduce Laura and introduce her to his world. I gave it four stars mainly because the one thing that irritated me throughout this book was the way CA used the same descriptions over and over.
If you like formula romances, you will probably enjoy these greatly.
June 19, 2013
Took a little while to get into this book, but it was well worth it! Beautiful story where a smile is all it takes!
September 30, 2014
This story begins with the h's husband being killed in a card game after offering her as payment to a gambling looses. Catherine Anderson is an amazing story teller. The saga in Cheyenne Amber tells of love heartache, love lost, love found and what is important in life. All is unfolded in a story that will have readers laughing, crying and in some cases shaking with fear. I loved Cheyenne Amber once again Catherine Anderson did not disappoint.
First read in August 2013 and now re reading this incredible story September 2014. I am never tired to visit some old friends and once again share their incredible journey of love. I highly recommend this wonderful book.
First read in August 2013 and now re reading this incredible story September 2014. I am never tired to visit some old friends and once again share their incredible journey of love. I highly recommend this wonderful book.
August 6, 2020
For one, this was a loooooooong book and a painfully slow burn. Second, the hero and heroine go through so much only to split for several weeks at the end of the book for literally no reason. Will definitely not be rereading this one.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 18, 2018
I adored this story!! Laura and Deke warmed my heart and delivered laughter, swoony moments, bossy moments, intensity, and an emotional journey - but all in the best of ways.
Catherine Anderson is quickly becoming a favorite author!
Catherine Anderson is quickly becoming a favorite author!
July 6, 2025
I really loved this and could not put it down.
It reminded me a bit of Comanche Moon but not quite as epic.
Laura and Deke have a bit of connection when they first meet. Laura has had a rough past and isn't frightened of Deke. She is desperate to get her baby back. I liked the relationship that developed between Deke and Laura. It slowly builds during the book and there isn't too much of a push/pull from them. Anytime she is a bit resistant to something Deke does, he does not take offense to it. He is very understanding of her. I love how he takes care of her when she got sick.
I really loved their relationship and seeing them both grow to understand each other. He was also so sweet with her son! The ending too had me grinning. It was so sweet. I wanted a bit more of an epilogue because I'm selfish to see other characters with a happily ever after.
It reminded me a bit of Comanche Moon but not quite as epic.
Laura and Deke have a bit of connection when they first meet. Laura has had a rough past and isn't frightened of Deke. She is desperate to get her baby back. I liked the relationship that developed between Deke and Laura. It slowly builds during the book and there isn't too much of a push/pull from them. Anytime she is a bit resistant to something Deke does, he does not take offense to it. He is very understanding of her. I love how he takes care of her when she got sick.
I really loved their relationship and seeing them both grow to understand each other. He was also so sweet with her son! The ending too had me grinning. It was so sweet. I wanted a bit more of an epilogue because I'm selfish to see other characters with a happily ever after.
February 4, 2018
**3.5 Stars**
Sometimes you just want to read about cowboys who are more than a little rough around the edges and the prim and proper ladies who eventually realize they have hearts of gold. *shrug*
Sometimes you just want to read about cowboys who are more than a little rough around the edges and the prim and proper ladies who eventually realize they have hearts of gold. *shrug*
July 13, 2019
My sixth book I’ve enjoyed by this author and I can’t wait to read more. 4 Stars!
September 4, 2020
(Purchased 17.06.2014; reviewed/rated 10.07.2015)
I read this book for the first time over a year ago (writing in 2015). I absolutely loved it, still do. It never let up from beginning to end. Deke is some Alpha male; he is a b*stard too!! My God does he know how to work his women. He has to be one of the smartest Alpha's EVER!! As well as one of the sexiest.
He was brought up with the Cheyenne, and he has a tragic tale to tell of his past life with the tribe. He is everything good and bad, that you can imagine, and he NEVER compromises, ever!! He is a man that walks his own path, depending on no one. He needs no one.
Laura thought she married an Alpha male, but he turned out to be the worst kind of wimp Beta Male imaginable.
This innocent young woman finds herself thrust into the role of sole provider for her baby, and she becomes a she-wolf for him; she will do anything necessary to ensure his survival. There are lots of horrible obstacles in her way; human and physical. Men want to abuse and own her and maybe even kill her. She wants her independence, and to get back to her family home to raise her son in the wealth she was accustomed to back east.
Although married her sexual experience is very limited, until Deke. He awakens the passionate, sensual and sexual side of Laura, that even she did not know existed. She has never met anyone like this man.
Miss Anderson could have been more explicit with the sex scenes but what there is, are so very deliciously wanton. More so than in her other books. Pity she didn't write a version for those of us that like it a little darker. Having said that I would still not change a thing as I have a very vivid imagination, and it runs riot here.
An unforgettable story, characters, and writing. One of my 'go to' books; I've already read it 3 times.
❤️ 🌹
I read this book for the first time over a year ago (writing in 2015). I absolutely loved it, still do. It never let up from beginning to end. Deke is some Alpha male; he is a b*stard too!! My God does he know how to work his women. He has to be one of the smartest Alpha's EVER!! As well as one of the sexiest.
He was brought up with the Cheyenne, and he has a tragic tale to tell of his past life with the tribe. He is everything good and bad, that you can imagine, and he NEVER compromises, ever!! He is a man that walks his own path, depending on no one. He needs no one.
Laura thought she married an Alpha male, but he turned out to be the worst kind of wimp Beta Male imaginable.
This innocent young woman finds herself thrust into the role of sole provider for her baby, and she becomes a she-wolf for him; she will do anything necessary to ensure his survival. There are lots of horrible obstacles in her way; human and physical. Men want to abuse and own her and maybe even kill her. She wants her independence, and to get back to her family home to raise her son in the wealth she was accustomed to back east.
Although married her sexual experience is very limited, until Deke. He awakens the passionate, sensual and sexual side of Laura, that even she did not know existed. She has never met anyone like this man.
Miss Anderson could have been more explicit with the sex scenes but what there is, are so very deliciously wanton. More so than in her other books. Pity she didn't write a version for those of us that like it a little darker. Having said that I would still not change a thing as I have a very vivid imagination, and it runs riot here.
An unforgettable story, characters, and writing. One of my 'go to' books; I've already read it 3 times.
❤️ 🌹
August 13, 2017
Wonderful book!!! This book had me captivated from the start!
Laura, a Boston girl with whiskey hair and Amber eyes. She seems so delicate on the outside, but she's so tough and strong on the inside. She will stop at nothing, not even almost losing her life to her her newborn baby boy back.
Then there's Deke... oooh what a MAN!!! Deke turned my heart to mush! Deke is a man of great character and honor. People fear his reputation as an Indian because he was raised among them even though he is white. I absolutely loved Deke's sense of humor. I could just see the glint in his steely light blue eyes when he teases Laura.
After her husband was murdered. Laura's baby is kidnapped by comancheros and she hires Deke Sheridan to track down the kidnappers and get her baby back. After being beaten by her husband and basically ignored/abandoned by her father all her life Laura is distrustful of all men. Deke must prove to Laura in many ways that he is a trustworthy, honest man. Laura eventually puts her faith and trust into Deke and they fall in love. She gets her newborn back and they live happily ever after.
This book is definitely going into my "read again" shelf. I throughly enjoyed it.
Laura, a Boston girl with whiskey hair and Amber eyes. She seems so delicate on the outside, but she's so tough and strong on the inside. She will stop at nothing, not even almost losing her life to her her newborn baby boy back.
Then there's Deke... oooh what a MAN!!! Deke turned my heart to mush! Deke is a man of great character and honor. People fear his reputation as an Indian because he was raised among them even though he is white. I absolutely loved Deke's sense of humor. I could just see the glint in his steely light blue eyes when he teases Laura.
After her husband was murdered. Laura's baby is kidnapped by comancheros and she hires Deke Sheridan to track down the kidnappers and get her baby back. After being beaten by her husband and basically ignored/abandoned by her father all her life Laura is distrustful of all men. Deke must prove to Laura in many ways that he is a trustworthy, honest man. Laura eventually puts her faith and trust into Deke and they fall in love. She gets her newborn back and they live happily ever after.
This book is definitely going into my "read again" shelf. I throughly enjoyed it.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 7, 2014
I like this one, especially the background. I have read a few others where protagonists is part native american, but a lot of them were still living in the western society, so I find being dropped smack deck into the middle of a native american village, observing their customs and beliefs and everyday life real fun.
I must confess I finally realise I am fainthearted and cannot really handle social or traumatic issues in books too well. This being the case, right after prologue, I skimmed then skipped right to where h lost her child, not sure if I want to know about any disturbing things in between (given her hopeless situation and author not one to shy away from this).
As usual, anderson's H is no one to be trifled with. He has the im so bad vibe but is gentle as a lamb and sweeter than a doe with the h. I don't think I ever have a problem with her H. Not only are they strong, capable,devoted and considerate, they are also happy to wear their hearts on their sleeves and not afriad to show their emotions. Perfectly adorable. Our H here is a bit more gruff and bad, at least he tries to pretend so anyways, but it is good that we got a front row seat to his pov and know his actions are not what it seems. His patience and love for the h is quite sigh worthy, and it is quite true that he literally will lay down his life and everything he has for her. If she didn't stay with him, I might go hunt him down myself...
The h is a bit crazy in my book. I think I might have shortchanged her traumatic past by skimming and not really feeling how bad she has been treated. So I think her reaction to H is a bit ridiculous at first (frankly, if she thinks about it, if nothing happens within half an hour, nothing likely will given her remote location). I really am quite exasperated with her grit (ok he likes that but *shrug*), a dead ma is no ma, end results the same, not sure what logic she is employing, guess I never have a child so I can never get this)...Then I got annoyed at her being way ungrateful and sneaky and trying to cheat H. Seriously, the man not only isn't getting paid, but actually doles out money and effort and his life to help, there is something just so wrong and dishonorable, not to mention selfish and downright dispicable in her behavior. I have a hard time wanting to read on by then. Am glad this didn't last long and once she is receptive, I really enjoy these two as a couple. I love how these two's funny banters and at most unexpected times too.
The ending part is a bit anticlimatic. Though I do understand the situation, I am also disappointed. The h took far too long to come to her senses imo, as I could have told her what she agonised over right away, but then of course me being a bystander can say this all with a nonchalant shrug. I wish we have a nice epilogue in this one though, so we can see how wonderful their life together is.
All in all, I like it, it is poinant, at times hair raisingly exciting, and absolutely funny.
I must confess I finally realise I am fainthearted and cannot really handle social or traumatic issues in books too well. This being the case, right after prologue, I skimmed then skipped right to where h lost her child, not sure if I want to know about any disturbing things in between (given her hopeless situation and author not one to shy away from this).
As usual, anderson's H is no one to be trifled with. He has the im so bad vibe but is gentle as a lamb and sweeter than a doe with the h. I don't think I ever have a problem with her H. Not only are they strong, capable,devoted and considerate, they are also happy to wear their hearts on their sleeves and not afriad to show their emotions. Perfectly adorable. Our H here is a bit more gruff and bad, at least he tries to pretend so anyways, but it is good that we got a front row seat to his pov and know his actions are not what it seems. His patience and love for the h is quite sigh worthy, and it is quite true that he literally will lay down his life and everything he has for her. If she didn't stay with him, I might go hunt him down myself...
The h is a bit crazy in my book. I think I might have shortchanged her traumatic past by skimming and not really feeling how bad she has been treated. So I think her reaction to H is a bit ridiculous at first (frankly, if she thinks about it, if nothing happens within half an hour, nothing likely will given her remote location). I really am quite exasperated with her grit (ok he likes that but *shrug*), a dead ma is no ma, end results the same, not sure what logic she is employing, guess I never have a child so I can never get this)...Then I got annoyed at her being way ungrateful and sneaky and trying to cheat H. Seriously, the man not only isn't getting paid, but actually doles out money and effort and his life to help, there is something just so wrong and dishonorable, not to mention selfish and downright dispicable in her behavior. I have a hard time wanting to read on by then. Am glad this didn't last long and once she is receptive, I really enjoy these two as a couple. I love how these two's funny banters and at most unexpected times too.
The ending part is a bit anticlimatic. Though I do understand the situation, I am also disappointed. The h took far too long to come to her senses imo, as I could have told her what she agonised over right away, but then of course me being a bystander can say this all with a nonchalant shrug. I wish we have a nice epilogue in this one though, so we can see how wonderful their life together is.
All in all, I like it, it is poinant, at times hair raisingly exciting, and absolutely funny.
March 4, 2020
Um livro para embalar os nossos sentidos!
Aproveitando que eu estava na “vibe” de livros ambientados no velho oeste americano, eis que me deparei com Cheyenne Amber, uma leitura que eu havia abandonado há sete anos, e agora vejo que foi uma pena pois o livro é maravilhoso. Tudo aquilo que me incomodou eu um outro livro mais ou menos no mesmo estilo, Only His, de Elizabeth Lowell, não existe ou foi escrito de uma forma totalmente distinta em Cheyenne Amber.
A fantástica Catherine Anderson – de longe minha autora mais querida, como demonstra minha lista de favoritos aqui no Skoob-, mostra como exatamente deve ser um romance histórico com essa temática.
O ano é 1864, Colorado, onde a heroína Laura Chenney se depara com o maior desafio da sua vida naquela terra esquecida por Deus, encontrar um homem habilmente preparado para rastrear os sequestradores de seu bebê, com apenas três dias de vida. Como Laura chegou a essa situação é uma longa história em retrospectiva, e o leitor aos poucos passa a conhecer como uma linda e educada mulher, agora viúva, culminou para o desespero. É assim que ela chega até Deke Sheridan, um homem entre dois mundos, nem branco, nem índio, perigoso e temido, e eles iniciam uma trajetória de vida ou morte em busca do bebê de Laura.
É aí que a magia de Catherine Anderson acontece, a escrita sensível, envolvente, nos transporta para dentro do coração dos protagonistas e as almas de Laura e Deker são desnudadas ao leitor. Posso adiantar que o casal não poderia ser mais distinto, especialmente nos parâmetros de origem e educação, no entanto rivalizam em pé de igualdade quando se trata de coragem e resiliência. Ambos guardam uma carência que somente o amor verdadeiro é capaz de suprir. Agora, vamos combinar que Deke Sheridan é algo para suspirar repetidas vezes. Que homem maravilhoso é esse! E não é apenas o seu físico incrível e seus olhos singulares e longos cabelos, mas a sua personalidade cativante, guerreira e apaixonada. Um herói totalmente íntegro e fiel aos seus princípios.
Enfim, esse é um romance que fala que na vida as coisas não acontecem de forma acidental. Que para cada sopro de brisa, para cada gota de chuva, para cada coração que bate, há um propósito, de modo que um homem e uma mulher ao nascerem se encontram na grande e complexa tapeçaria da vida, cujo padrão é controlado por poderes além da compreensão. Amei!
Aproveitando que eu estava na “vibe” de livros ambientados no velho oeste americano, eis que me deparei com Cheyenne Amber, uma leitura que eu havia abandonado há sete anos, e agora vejo que foi uma pena pois o livro é maravilhoso. Tudo aquilo que me incomodou eu um outro livro mais ou menos no mesmo estilo, Only His, de Elizabeth Lowell, não existe ou foi escrito de uma forma totalmente distinta em Cheyenne Amber.
A fantástica Catherine Anderson – de longe minha autora mais querida, como demonstra minha lista de favoritos aqui no Skoob-, mostra como exatamente deve ser um romance histórico com essa temática.
O ano é 1864, Colorado, onde a heroína Laura Chenney se depara com o maior desafio da sua vida naquela terra esquecida por Deus, encontrar um homem habilmente preparado para rastrear os sequestradores de seu bebê, com apenas três dias de vida. Como Laura chegou a essa situação é uma longa história em retrospectiva, e o leitor aos poucos passa a conhecer como uma linda e educada mulher, agora viúva, culminou para o desespero. É assim que ela chega até Deke Sheridan, um homem entre dois mundos, nem branco, nem índio, perigoso e temido, e eles iniciam uma trajetória de vida ou morte em busca do bebê de Laura.
É aí que a magia de Catherine Anderson acontece, a escrita sensível, envolvente, nos transporta para dentro do coração dos protagonistas e as almas de Laura e Deker são desnudadas ao leitor. Posso adiantar que o casal não poderia ser mais distinto, especialmente nos parâmetros de origem e educação, no entanto rivalizam em pé de igualdade quando se trata de coragem e resiliência. Ambos guardam uma carência que somente o amor verdadeiro é capaz de suprir. Agora, vamos combinar que Deke Sheridan é algo para suspirar repetidas vezes. Que homem maravilhoso é esse! E não é apenas o seu físico incrível e seus olhos singulares e longos cabelos, mas a sua personalidade cativante, guerreira e apaixonada. Um herói totalmente íntegro e fiel aos seus princípios.
Enfim, esse é um romance que fala que na vida as coisas não acontecem de forma acidental. Que para cada sopro de brisa, para cada gota de chuva, para cada coração que bate, há um propósito, de modo que um homem e uma mulher ao nascerem se encontram na grande e complexa tapeçaria da vida, cujo padrão é controlado por poderes além da compreensão. Amei!
October 14, 2014
And we're back to the usual Anderson fare. Ruff-n-tuff cowboy outlaw spitting and swearing, prissy city girl who's been victimized by all the men in her life and cannot, WILL NOT trust another man or get married and a kidnapped baby. And a marriage of convenience for the sake of the lady keeping the kid. This one was just...boring. Like, I was actually relieved when Laura's tragic past came up because at least something was happening, even though Tristan was yet another cardboard douchebag. At least the rapist who was after Laura didn't do much after kidnapping the baby.
The "white woman meets Native Americans" plot felt a little uncomfortable. I guess it was just a 90s thing to portray Natives as speaking broken English, but it really bugged me. Laura was whiny and stubborn and a complete idiot, Deke was a huge ass and the scene where Laura mouthed off to Black Star and Deke threatened to kick her ass nearly made me throw the book down.
I guess I had higher hopes for this one. No real feelings, no annoyance or anger. Even Laura leaving her controlling dad for Deke was really anti-climactic, just "oh, Dad, you don't care about your grandson" and then "hi Deke, let's live happily ever after". Just...eh. Boring.
The "white woman meets Native Americans" plot felt a little uncomfortable. I guess it was just a 90s thing to portray Natives as speaking broken English, but it really bugged me. Laura was whiny and stubborn and a complete idiot, Deke was a huge ass and the scene where Laura mouthed off to Black Star and Deke threatened to kick her ass nearly made me throw the book down.
I guess I had higher hopes for this one. No real feelings, no annoyance or anger. Even Laura leaving her controlling dad for Deke was really anti-climactic, just "oh, Dad, you don't care about your grandson" and then "hi Deke, let's live happily ever after". Just...eh. Boring.
December 25, 2015
Fabulous, fabulous story! I was enthralled the whole way through! What she endured from the first moment - childbirth alone and then having her baby kidnapped was enough to do in even a woman used to the life. She was not, but she didn't succumb to self-pity or TSTL moments. He was considered mean and unapproachable, but he still helped her and how he took care of her, even when he didn't want to! The relationship between them grew and just became so strong and beautiful. How he taught her to find her way in the wilderness, how he improved his vocabulary! They were both shown as being strong - she obviously needed him, but he was not the super perfect alphamale who needed nothing from her.
The plot was completely believable and still amazingly suspenseful. And true to history. There was a bit of "a good white person, is a dead white person" going on, but the dangers of living in Colorado and the benefits of Boston in the context of the story are shown fairly . All the secondary characters - including Jonathan - were well created. I really liked that Deke took some time to develop his relationship with Jonathan. That he was willing to take care of Laura's baby, but didn't have instant father-love.
A definite 5 stars - looking forward to reading more by Catherine Anderson.
The plot was completely believable and still amazingly suspenseful. And true to history. There was a bit of "a good white person, is a dead white person" going on, but the dangers of living in Colorado and the benefits of Boston in the context of the story are shown fairly . All the secondary characters - including Jonathan - were well created. I really liked that Deke took some time to develop his relationship with Jonathan. That he was willing to take care of Laura's baby, but didn't have instant father-love.
A definite 5 stars - looking forward to reading more by Catherine Anderson.
January 1, 2017
I reread this again probably for the fifth or sixth time...if not more.
Catherine Anderson is a magical writer. Her books are sorrowful, funny, romantic, and full of beautifully flawed characters.
I've read quite a few of Ms. Anderson's books but this one remains a favorite. Laura, the heroine is just wonderful. At times her prudish ways frustrate me but that is the intent. Our Boston born heroine has found herself widowed and struggling to survive in the wilds of Colorado. Her son, just three days old, has been taken and she is desperate to find him.
Deke "Flint Eyes" Sheridan is our halfbreed hero. He was raised among the Cheyenne but makes his living as a rancher. He's crude, ignorant, and despises the whites. Despite his disgust at the heroines helplessness he agrees to help her find her child. The hero and heroine spend the rest of the book overcoming their prejudices and realizing that perhaps people are not always what they seem.
I recommend this novel to any true lovers of romance novels. This isn't a bodice ripper nor is it Christian romance but perhaps something in between. This is the love story of a true lady and a true gentleman. Happy reading!
Catherine Anderson is a magical writer. Her books are sorrowful, funny, romantic, and full of beautifully flawed characters.
I've read quite a few of Ms. Anderson's books but this one remains a favorite. Laura, the heroine is just wonderful. At times her prudish ways frustrate me but that is the intent. Our Boston born heroine has found herself widowed and struggling to survive in the wilds of Colorado. Her son, just three days old, has been taken and she is desperate to find him.
Deke "Flint Eyes" Sheridan is our halfbreed hero. He was raised among the Cheyenne but makes his living as a rancher. He's crude, ignorant, and despises the whites. Despite his disgust at the heroines helplessness he agrees to help her find her child. The hero and heroine spend the rest of the book overcoming their prejudices and realizing that perhaps people are not always what they seem.
I recommend this novel to any true lovers of romance novels. This isn't a bodice ripper nor is it Christian romance but perhaps something in between. This is the love story of a true lady and a true gentleman. Happy reading!
June 22, 2014
This was another wonderful story by Catherine Anderson. She has such a ability to tell a story that grabs you and won't let you go. She tells stories about very strong women and the men they love. This story is about Laura who came from Boston to Montana after marrying a guy who was only after her money. When her Daddy disowned her and her husband, Laura realized that he did not really love her, just her money.
He left her just weeks before she was to deliver their child and was shot while he was playing poker because he lost more than he had.
The story is about Laura's journey to find her son who was taken and sold to the Cheyenne. She hired Deke Sheridan to help her and she found so much more than just her son. She found that she was a strong person and that she had lived a sheltered life but also learned the world was ugly and beautiful at the same time. She also discovered real love.
A wonderful story to read and enjoy every moment of.
He left her just weeks before she was to deliver their child and was shot while he was playing poker because he lost more than he had.
The story is about Laura's journey to find her son who was taken and sold to the Cheyenne. She hired Deke Sheridan to help her and she found so much more than just her son. She found that she was a strong person and that she had lived a sheltered life but also learned the world was ugly and beautiful at the same time. She also discovered real love.
A wonderful story to read and enjoy every moment of.
October 9, 2014
Really like the grit, strenght, intelligence of Laura. That a high society Boston lady who was emotionally neglected by her father and abused by her first husband did all she could to birth & keep her baby alive by herself in frontier conditions was amazing. Then face off a gunslinger to get help to retrieve her kidnapped baby mind boggling.
Deke Sheridan, a man who straddled two worlds but didn't quite fit in either. His skills as a healer/tracker are facinating, his way of talking and the patient way of teaching/gaining trust sexy, his bluster funny. I'd love to be captured in his blanket.
Thoroughly engaged & entertained in this adventure.
Deke Sheridan, a man who straddled two worlds but didn't quite fit in either. His skills as a healer/tracker are facinating, his way of talking and the patient way of teaching/gaining trust sexy, his bluster funny. I'd love to be captured in his blanket.
Thoroughly engaged & entertained in this adventure.
November 30, 2015
Wonderful story, lovable characters, beautifully written. This one goes straight into my favorites and re-read folder. I wish there would have been an epilogue where we get to know what happened to the village. But I understand that there isn't one, because considering the tragic history of the native people a HEA would have been too unrealistic.
June 12, 2013
An absolutely wonderful and well written historical, full of action, suspense, romance, and survival. A must read and a book shelf keeper..... Don't miss out on this book, you'll be glad you went on the ride....
June 7, 2013
Loved the story - lots of twists and turns -just a little on the tame side, but was one of Catherine's earlier writings - but a definite read as all of her books are!!
July 5, 2019
The heroine was insufferable. I love Catherine Anderson. Love. Her. I did not love this book, which is sad, but it’s because I didn’t love the heroine. Hell, I didn’t even like the heroine.
February 9, 2020
Aproveitando que eu estava na “vibe” de livros ambientados no velho oeste americano, eis que me deparei com Cheyenne Amber, uma leitura que eu havia abandonado há sete anos, e agora vejo que foi uma pena pois o livro é maravilhoso. Tudo aquilo que me incomodou eu um outro livro mais ou menos no mesmo estilo, Only His, de Elizabeth Lowell, não existe ou foi escrito de uma forma totalmente distinta em Cheyenne Amber.
A fantástica Catherine Anderson – de longe minha autora mais querida, como demonstra minha lista de favoritos aqui no Skoob-, mostra como exatamente deve ser um romance histórico com essa temática.
O ano é 1864, Colorado, onde a heroína Laura Chenney se depara com o maior desafio da sua vida naquela terra esquecida por Deus, encontrar um homem habilmente preparado para rastrear os sequestradores de seu bebê, com apenas três dias de vida. Como Laura chegou a essa situação é uma longa história em retrospectiva, e o leitor aos poucos passa a conhecer como uma linda e educada mulher, agora viúva, culminou para o desespero. É assim que ela chega até Deke Sheridan, um homem entre dois mundos, nem branco, nem índio, perigoso e temido, e eles iniciam uma trajetória de vida ou morte em busca do bebê de Laura.
É aí que a magia de Catherine Anderson acontece, a escrita sensível, envolvente, nos transporta para dentro do coração dos protagonistas e as almas de Laura e Deker são desnudadas ao leitor. Posso adiantar que o casal não poderia ser mais distinto, especialmente nos parâmetros de origem e educação, no entanto rivalizam em pé de igualdade quando se trata de coragem e resiliência. Ambos guardam uma carência que somente o amor verdadeiro é capaz de suprir. Agora, vamos combinar que Deke Sheridan é algo para suspirar repetidas vezes. Que homem maravilhoso é esse! E não é apenas o seu físico incrível e seus olhos singulares e longos cabelos, mas a sua personalidade cativante, guerreira e apaixonada. Um herói totalmente íntegro e fiel aos seus princípios.
Enfim, esse é um romance que fala que na vida as coisas não acontecem de forma acidental. Que para cada sopro de brisa, para cada gota de chuva, para cada coração que bate, há um propósito, de modo que um homem e uma mulher ao nascerem se encontram na grande e complexa tapeçaria da vida, cujo padrão é controlado por poderes além da compreensão. Amei!
A fantástica Catherine Anderson – de longe minha autora mais querida, como demonstra minha lista de favoritos aqui no Skoob-, mostra como exatamente deve ser um romance histórico com essa temática.
O ano é 1864, Colorado, onde a heroína Laura Chenney se depara com o maior desafio da sua vida naquela terra esquecida por Deus, encontrar um homem habilmente preparado para rastrear os sequestradores de seu bebê, com apenas três dias de vida. Como Laura chegou a essa situação é uma longa história em retrospectiva, e o leitor aos poucos passa a conhecer como uma linda e educada mulher, agora viúva, culminou para o desespero. É assim que ela chega até Deke Sheridan, um homem entre dois mundos, nem branco, nem índio, perigoso e temido, e eles iniciam uma trajetória de vida ou morte em busca do bebê de Laura.
É aí que a magia de Catherine Anderson acontece, a escrita sensível, envolvente, nos transporta para dentro do coração dos protagonistas e as almas de Laura e Deker são desnudadas ao leitor. Posso adiantar que o casal não poderia ser mais distinto, especialmente nos parâmetros de origem e educação, no entanto rivalizam em pé de igualdade quando se trata de coragem e resiliência. Ambos guardam uma carência que somente o amor verdadeiro é capaz de suprir. Agora, vamos combinar que Deke Sheridan é algo para suspirar repetidas vezes. Que homem maravilhoso é esse! E não é apenas o seu físico incrível e seus olhos singulares e longos cabelos, mas a sua personalidade cativante, guerreira e apaixonada. Um herói totalmente íntegro e fiel aos seus princípios.
Enfim, esse é um romance que fala que na vida as coisas não acontecem de forma acidental. Que para cada sopro de brisa, para cada gota de chuva, para cada coração que bate, há um propósito, de modo que um homem e uma mulher ao nascerem se encontram na grande e complexa tapeçaria da vida, cujo padrão é controlado por poderes além da compreensão. Amei!
January 30, 2024
Absolutely fanominal book. Loved It from the first word. Its wonderful that 2 people can find completeness & fulfillment in the small blessings of life. The secret of life is not material things: Its always nice to have possessions, but the real joy is moments that you get from the Grace of God, people who realise these things & appreciate each marvel: each small occurance: each thing that seems miniscule or trivial on the outset, but those small things are what really matter at the end of the day like a smile or a hug. The Cheyenne culture or Indian way of doing things is very interesting. I absolutely loved the parts about Laura's time with Star & SugarGirl, as well as with Blackstone. At the end I wondered how Laura got away from her dad's watchful eye, how she got to Deek's ranch without her dad setting out an army to put up a sandstorm of fuss, but this book was amazing from start to finish & Its wonderful that Deek loved Jonathan, her son, as much he would his own. A real heartfelt sincere book that covers so many things like danger, enemies, abuse, love, friendship etc. I'm so glad that Laura grew confident & learnt to trust her heart in the process, becoming an amazing character at the end.
June 19, 2024
The female protagonist was sooo annoying. At one point in the book, they discuss stupid versus ignorant. She was pretty stupid for the first two thirds of the book. She was self-centered, clueless, prejudiced and haughty yet supposedly lacking in self-esteem as her deceased husband was so abusive psychologically. She is living in what is described as a hovel. There is no mention of food. Seems she has never left the farm and doesn’t know if she has any neighbors. Yet, she delivered her baby on her own and is digging a well two days after giving birth? Really? After that experience, she still has so much pride and general idiocy that she has no idea how to even return to her home as a starting point for tracking a stolen baby? She must have slept thru her trip west from Boston as she seems to think she is still in Boston society. There was so much stupidity on her part that I was really close to stopping reading. Also agree with another reviewer that the “voice” of the male character had a “good old boy down home shucks” flavor that was inconsistent with his hardened killer description.
February 21, 2018
Almost quite long I enjoyed very romance & touching HR, cause very busy with Korean Drama, work and other entertainment... I would like to go back to the old time when I very much enjoy HR. But not quite so much book out there to make my taste back. Seems I already read most of the best.
Suddenly I want to read this book.
Several time when I want to start this book, I thought it is the Hero who was drunk & playing poker game ( hehe...I dont like Hero who is unresponsible like that), but I was wrong, *Spoiler* it was the Heroine ex husband.
I keep reading & reading, and finally this book has a very wonderful romance love story, well eventhough its a bit boring in the middle, but I just skip a bit & continue reading, and yes... its very good to the ending. Until I still awe with it... (coz I want more story of them)...
Catherine Anderson is a wonderful story teller with Comanche Moon -- as my favorite
Thanks for a beautiful HR... Life is so beautiful...
Suddenly I want to read this book.
Several time when I want to start this book, I thought it is the Hero who was drunk & playing poker game ( hehe...I dont like Hero who is unresponsible like that), but I was wrong, *Spoiler* it was the Heroine ex husband.
I keep reading & reading, and finally this book has a very wonderful romance love story, well eventhough its a bit boring in the middle, but I just skip a bit & continue reading, and yes... its very good to the ending. Until I still awe with it... (coz I want more story of them)...
Catherine Anderson is a wonderful story teller with Comanche Moon -- as my favorite
Thanks for a beautiful HR... Life is so beautiful...
August 21, 2018
Deke was good as a hero; like all of CA's heroes. But I didn't like Laura a bit. She's snobbish, dumb & so pathetic! All of CA's heroines are quite skittish when it comes to men and relationships due to their more or less tortuous past. But Laura dragged it too long. Even after 85% of the book is over, I didn't see any sign of gratitude (not talking about love here, I don't think a woman so self-centered like her can ever love a man the way Deke neededto be loved ) in her! She had her nose so high up in the air I felt disgusted. Granted she had her reasons to be distrustful, but Deke was nothing but sweet, caring and honorable to her, despite her attitudes and not-so-hidden-contempt towards him. She never truly valued his feelings until the end. The whole love business between the duo is mostly one-sided & I couldn't help but feel sorry for him so many times! Poor guy :( He deserved a much better woman than this snobbish 'lady', especially after the tragedy he endured in his youth.
March 10, 2021
Catherine Anderson would have to be in my top ten of favourite authors. This story does not disappoint. There are parts which I did find boring but overall I thoroughly enjoyed this book. She was a lady but ended up in Colorado with her newborn son, widowed and very much alone. Her son is kidnapped so she turns to a man feared by many and trusted by few. He is a white man that had been raised by the Cheyenne. She convinces him to help her find her son. They set out on their adventure but things happen and soon her life is in danger. He helps her and buy means of a smoke signal contacts his Cheyenne family. He literally has saved her life. Her baby is also within the Indian village but to get custody he lied about who she was and their relationship. HEA ending.
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