Winter Fire
Kathy Fischer-BrownHistorical Romance
Available from NovelBooks Inc.
March 2003
ISBN 1-59105-055-3 (electronic version)
ISBN 1-59105-080-4 (trade paperback)
| Zara Grey was just a young girl when she was spirited away and raised by the Seneca Indians. Growing up in the Seneca culture, she soon forgets the ways of the white man and settles into the Indian life. Until tragedy sends her back out into the white man's world - and she becomes an outcast of both societies. Taken in by a brutal uncle to ensure that he secures her inheritance, she is beaten and nearly raped before she flees his home. Afraid, hurt from the uncle's beatings, and alone, she runs in the winter countryside straight into a half-frozen creek and the arms of Ethan Caine.
Ethan Caine is a loner, haunted by the memories of Indian fighting. He nurses her back to health and she soon finds she can trust him. Then he discovers that her uncle is dead and the white settlers are hunting for the "white squaw" whom they believe killed the man. If they find her before Ethan can prove her innocence, he knows they won't hesitate to kill her. Kathy Fischer-Brown weaves a tale of intrigue set to a backdrop of history and romance. The story moves along, keeps you interested right up to the end, and the love story between Zara and Ethan is tender and heartwarming. The author does an excellent job of weaving in the cultures clashing against each other, the unfounded prejudices of societies that don't understand each other, while still keeping the focus on the romance. This is a touching story, the characters are vivid, the history is accurate, and the details really give the story a sense of place.
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Reviewer: Susan Lanier-Graham |
