"Well written"
Among the soldiers lying dead alongside Custer is Major
Lloyd Wilson, who left behind a wife Mary Beth and a five-
year-old son David. Mary Beth had come west to inform her
spouse that she wanted a divorce, but now feels guilty as
she waits at Fort Kitt for word that she can journey back
to her Kentucky home. On the trek east, renegade Indians attack Mary Beth's
military escort. They take her and David prisoner, but
separate the pair. Chief Brave Wolf, seeking his brother
who fought with the Yellow Hair, rescues Mary Beth. Though
fearful of him, she entreats him to help her find and save
her child. On their trek together, they fall in love, but
in the post Little Big Horn battle are not times for a
biracial relationship and then there remains Night Horse, a
man with no world. Though well written starring two charming lead protagonists
and a strong support cast that brings out the aftermath of
Custer's Last Stand, SAVAGE HERO in many ways is the
typical Cassie Edwards' Indian romance. The story line is
Ms. Edwards' trademark paint by numbers tale, but also
contains an insightful look at the fall of 1876
approximately three months before the battle. Fans of the
author and of the sub-genre will appreciate SAVAGE HERO as
few can relate a story as well as Ms. Edward's does with
her over thirty "Savage" novels, but this book belongs with
the top rung. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted July 31, 2003
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To the Crow people the land is a gift from the First
Maker, a place of snowy mountains and sunny plains, where
elk and antelope graze by brightly tumbling streams. But
Chief Brave Wolf knows that proud heritage is threatened by
the pony soldiers under Yellow Hair's command, for they
spread death and destruction wherever they ride. To Mary
Beth Wilson, Custer's Last Stand means the end of her
marriage and a lonely trek back east with her young son
David. When renegades attack her wagon train, rescue comes
in the form of a powerful Crow warrior. This beautiful man
is both her savior and her enemy, her savage hero.
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