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Savage Rage
Journeying to her brother's ranch in the Kansas Territory, Hannah Kody thrills in the freedom and beauty of the land and falls in love with future Patawatomis chief Strong Wolf, but the ranch's brutal foreman threatens their budding romance.
363 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 1995
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About the author
Cassie Edwards
164 books421 followersEdwards began writing romances in 1982 and released her 100th novel, Savage Skies, on August 28, 2007. Although her earlier books were classic historical romances, the vast majority of her novels involve Native American tribes. Edwards's grandmother was a full-blooded Cheyenne. Her first 99 books sold a combined 10 million copies as of August 2007, with her more recent novels averaging sales of 250,000–350,000 copies.
Edwards has won the Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award and the Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award, as well as being named one of Affaire de Coeur's top ten favorite romance writers. Edwards has a reputation for meticulously researching the proper anthropological backgrounds of each tribe she writes about.
Edwards and her husband Charles, a retired high school biology teacher, have been married for over 50 years. They have two sons, Charles and Brian, and three grandchildren. The family lived in St. Louis, Missouri for over thirty years, but now reside in Mattoon, Illinois.
Edwards has won the Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award and the Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award, as well as being named one of Affaire de Coeur's top ten favorite romance writers. Edwards has a reputation for meticulously researching the proper anthropological backgrounds of each tribe she writes about.
Edwards and her husband Charles, a retired high school biology teacher, have been married for over 50 years. They have two sons, Charles and Brian, and three grandchildren. The family lived in St. Louis, Missouri for over thirty years, but now reside in Mattoon, Illinois.
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February 26, 2013
Posted on Romancing the Books blog
Reviewed by Jen
Review Copy Provided personal purchase
I very much enjoy reading Cassie Edwards books. When I pick one up, I know I need to have a box of tissues nearby because the tears will flow. She just has a way of wrenching my heart.
However, there are a couple things about Cassie’s writing that has been bothering me with the last few books and really stood out in Savage Rage. The first thing is Cassie’s use of point of view (POV). Now most authors either pick one and use it through the whole book or if they’re using multiple POVs they’ll have clear changes. The chapter will start out in the heroes head and after a clear break will end in the heroine’s head. But when it comes to Cassie, her POV changes can be paragraph to paragraph. For example on page 16, Hannah and Strong Wolf meet for the first time. Hannah is checking him out and waxing poetic about how strong and handsome this Indian is. Then all of the sudden the reader is in Strong Wolf’s head as he is bowled over by her beauty. Two paragraphs later we’re back in Hannah’s head. The jumping around just makes my head spin.
My other pet peeve when it comes to Cassie’s writing is that it can be quite repetitive as well as stilted. There’s just something about it that doesn’t flow quite like I’d prefer. It’s not that I am looking for flowery over the top writing, but I do want something a little more polished. Here’s an example:
As long as he was in the area, she couldn’t let her guard down. She trusted him no more than she trusted a snake!
Maybe it’s the use of the exclamation point, but something about that paragraph just seemed a little cheesy.
Now don’t get me wrong. I actually like Cassie’s books once I look past my hangups. Yes, the falling in love happened VERY fast in this book. But I liked both Hannah and Strong Wolf and was happy they got their Happily Ever After. What Indian Western Romance doesn’t have some bumps along the way, but of course they’ll all tidily wrapped up by the end of the book. The biggest one, involving the foreman mentioned in the books blub, was a little too neatly concluded… almost as an afterthought.
In the end, if you like western romances featuring Native Americans, check out Cassie Edwards.
Reviewed by Jen
Review Copy Provided personal purchase
I very much enjoy reading Cassie Edwards books. When I pick one up, I know I need to have a box of tissues nearby because the tears will flow. She just has a way of wrenching my heart.
However, there are a couple things about Cassie’s writing that has been bothering me with the last few books and really stood out in Savage Rage. The first thing is Cassie’s use of point of view (POV). Now most authors either pick one and use it through the whole book or if they’re using multiple POVs they’ll have clear changes. The chapter will start out in the heroes head and after a clear break will end in the heroine’s head. But when it comes to Cassie, her POV changes can be paragraph to paragraph. For example on page 16, Hannah and Strong Wolf meet for the first time. Hannah is checking him out and waxing poetic about how strong and handsome this Indian is. Then all of the sudden the reader is in Strong Wolf’s head as he is bowled over by her beauty. Two paragraphs later we’re back in Hannah’s head. The jumping around just makes my head spin.
My other pet peeve when it comes to Cassie’s writing is that it can be quite repetitive as well as stilted. There’s just something about it that doesn’t flow quite like I’d prefer. It’s not that I am looking for flowery over the top writing, but I do want something a little more polished. Here’s an example:
As long as he was in the area, she couldn’t let her guard down. She trusted him no more than she trusted a snake!
Maybe it’s the use of the exclamation point, but something about that paragraph just seemed a little cheesy.
Now don’t get me wrong. I actually like Cassie’s books once I look past my hangups. Yes, the falling in love happened VERY fast in this book. But I liked both Hannah and Strong Wolf and was happy they got their Happily Ever After. What Indian Western Romance doesn’t have some bumps along the way, but of course they’ll all tidily wrapped up by the end of the book. The biggest one, involving the foreman mentioned in the books blub, was a little too neatly concluded… almost as an afterthought.
In the end, if you like western romances featuring Native Americans, check out Cassie Edwards.
October 9, 2021
A decent novel. Edwards kept readers in suspense about what went down between Strong Wolf and Doe Eyes, for it to end up being something not all that terrible. It was a bit of a let down. It was nice that Edwards had the family celebrate Christmas as well.
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January 29, 2017
I am not sure whether to classify this as a B movie or porn. It could have been a good story. The author says she loves researching and writing about Native Americans. That is a good start but her writing, to me, was amateurish. She calls it an Indian romance novel. There were some areas where she is showing what the customs were. There was the White Man/Indian battle. The good guy. The bad guy. That was OK. But a whole chapter on two people making love, leaving nothing to the imagination? Not just one chapter, but several. It so took away from any story that might have been. I really wanted to like this book. Sorry. Didn't fly.
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June 25, 2007I love her books because it has a touch of History and romance at the same time.
April 12, 2021
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