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Love Spell, Jul 2004, 6.99, 320 pp.
ISBN: 050552626
Her Comanche grandmother told Kris Baldwin many tales about their people; thus, though a mixed breed, Kris is comfortable with her duel heritage and even wears the stone that her Indian Grandmother gave her. Kris goes swimming in Barton Springs, Texas when she notices a stone like the one she wears around her neck. She also sees an Indian warrior gesturing for her to come to him. Bewildered, Kris almost drowns, but the Indian saves her life.
More baffling to Kris is how she ended up a century and half in the past. She concludes that she is in a graphic dream and his People refuse to accept that Kris is a powerful person sent to help the villagers. Only her rescuer Black Eagle believes otherwise. Kris begins to understand first hand the plight that is glossed over in modern day (that is her biological era) history books and what will happen to the various tribes. She duels with two deep contrary feelings of loving Black Eagle and knowing that she must return to use her knowledge to help her mother's People even as the evil Coyote Droppings wants to destroy her so she cannot help anyone.
This insightful time travel romance emphasizes the era with a realistic portrayal of the inner conflict that Indians struggled with as the tribes contend with self-respect and love for the land vs. overwhelming odds of war with the Anglos and certain devastation. The romance is solid and the cast offers a fabulous look into the past.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of story
- American "wild west" era
Action/suspense subplot?
Yes
Action:
- chased by/chasing kidnapper/killer
Hidden Identity/Secret Motive
Yes
Is really...
- from another time
Time Travel
Yes
Type of time travel
- present to past
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- warrior/knight
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
If he's not white he must be...
- indian
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- small businessman
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
If she's not white she must be...
- indian
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related?
- 70%
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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