Lakota Flower

Lakota Skies #3

by Janelle Taylor

War Eagle, a powerful Oglala Lakota warrior, succumbs to forbidden passion with his courageous and beautiful captive, Caroline Sims - a union that plunges both of their lives into a world of danger where only their love can save them. Original.

Genres: Romance, Historical, Historical Romance, Westerns, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Western Historical Romance

384 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

The legendary Janelle Taylor was born on June 28, 1944 in Athens, GA. In 1965, she married Michael Taylor with whom she had two children, Angela Taylor-MacIntyre and Alisha Taylor Thurmond. Ms. Taylor attended the Medical College of Georgia from 1977 to 1979 and Augusta State University from 1980-1981. She withdrew from the latter after she sold her first two novels. Today, she is the author of thirty-nine novels, three novellas, and many contributions to other collections. There are thirty-nine million copies of her works in print worldwide and she has made The New York Times Bestseller List eight times. Ms. Taylor's works have also been featured ten times on the "1 million +" bestseller's list at Publisher's Weekly.

Some of Ms. Taylor's most recent books include By Candlelight, Someday Soon, Lakota Dawn, and Lakota Winds (due out in paperback in May 1999). She has also made contributions to other books including The Leukemia Society Cookbook, Christmas Rendezvous, and Summer Love. In addition, readers can see her as co-host of the QVC/TV Romance Book Club Show.

Ms. Taylor's interests include collecting spoons, coins from around the world, ship models, dolls, and old books. She loves to fish, ride horses, play chess, target-shoot, travel (especially in her motorhome and out West), hunt for Indian relics, and take long walks with her husband. Reading, in particular books set before 1900 and current Biographies, Thrillers, Horror, or Fantasy novels, is also one of Ms. Taylor's favorite activities. She is also extremely active with charity work and was even featured on the cover of Diabetes Forecast in February of 1998.

She lives in the country on seventy-nine acres of woods and pasture with a lake and a catfish pond. She writes her novels in a Spanish cottage which overlooks a five-acre lake, a working water mill, gazebo, and covered bridge.

Reviews

[April Brookshire · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was so lame. Too much repetitiveness, pointlessness and sugary sweetness. Definitely not Janelle Taylor's best. Basically it was an Oglala captive story the exact opposite of the Gray Eagle series. Caroline's experience as an Indian captive was too perfect and she was treated like a guest. the Gray Eagle books may have been over the top at times, but at least it kept me interested.

[April · Rating 3 out of 5]

Free Kindle download. I loved all the detail in the Lakota people's way of life, and I loved that the main characters didn't go against their own values and get with each other before it was time. It got a little slow-moving at times, though, and all the repeated anxieties of the characters seemed to artificially add to the suspense, especially when it turns out they had absolutely no need to worry at all. All in all, it was nicely done, and it was refreshing to read a freebie that wasn't the start of a series but the end of one — my only complaint about that being that it was still too obvious it was part of series; even if I hadn't read it in the author's note, I would have guessed it by all the references to the other characters' other adventures, which seemed a bit much and unnecessary.

Downloaded June 29, 2010. Read August 11, 2010.

[Angela · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't know this was part of a trilogy. There was a lot of background information that kinda got boring. I did skip through some of the book, because there was a lot of repeating and the characters kept questioning themselves.

[Njoyn]

Can't remember paid $0

[Elsie Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

The trials of Caroline Sims

The story of the trials the Native American suffered is well laid out in this book. However, because of the input of all the Lakota characters and names it was hard to keep up with the story in it self. She didn't have to bring so many characters into the telling of this story.

[Hare Tooth · Rating 1 out of 5]

Too repetitive. Too perfect. Too whimsical when it came to the great spirit’s messages and her reason for being with them. Waaay too much soldier stuff and not enough romance. Every single romance part was identical. They meet and kiss then pull away. I was absolutely bored and skimmed through so many pages of war that already knew happened IRL.

[Jill · Rating 4 out of 5]

Out of the Lakota Skies series, this is my favorite one by Janelle Taylor. It had more action in it than the first two books. I love Janelle Taylor’s historical novels. She writes so well that I’m drawn into the world she creates. I recommend reading her books. Enjoy!

[Patricia Wallace]

This is my favorite historic romance novel!

[Lois Mezo · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was mostly about the Indians and soldiers fighting each other.A white girl and Indian being in love .Diffient from her other books.No excitement in it .

[Terryan · Rating 1 out of 5]

Boring. Lost interest.

[Crystal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable, easy read. All the events were tied together nicely.