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Book Review By Ashley Abbott
Firebrand's Woman by Vanessa Royall

Half white, half Indian, Gyva has never been fully accepted by her tribe. In her life there, one brave warrior, Torch-Of-The-Sun, later named Firebrand, embraced her in his heart.

Following the death of their chief, trouble starts to brew in the tribe. Gyva, trying to help her beloved Firebrand, speaks up about what trickery she sees. Unfortuantly, her foes seem to be one step ahead of her and hide the evidence.

When a whiteman is unlucky enough to be taken captive by the tribe she speaks for the man's life, as he had been peaceful and was merely trying to find a place to live. The tribe, still angry with Gyva, call for Gyva to be killed as well!

Firebrand, who had since won his place as Chief, tries to do the only thing he can to save his love. To spare her life, Firebrand banishes Gyva from the tribe and she leaves with the whiteman, Jason, to live a life among the whites.

Her pale complexion given to her by her half breed heritage, that once made her an outsider, became her best disguise. Jason takes care of her and soon loves her - and Gyva learns to love him as well.

They have a life together, and a child. But, one terrible night - there was an Indian attack. Jason, her only protector, can no longer keep her safe.


Plot & Themes
Time/era of story
Forbidden/mismatched love? Yes
How mismatched?
Love Triangles/Polygons Yes
What kind:
If one lover chases another... - they alternate

Main Male Character
Profession/status:
Sex makes him
If he's not white he must be... - indian
Unusual characteristics?

Main Female Character
Age/status: - a teen
Effect of sexing
If she's not white she must be... - indian
Unusual characteristics:

Setting
United States Yes

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
What % of story is romance related? - nearly 100%
How explicit is the sex? - vague references only - descript of kissing - impregnation/reproduction
Focus of story - Her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 5-9 sex acts
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