Review: Fireblossom is Crazy for Star Dreamer
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 30, 2012
This is my second read of this book.  I read the paperback when it was originally published in 1993 and now I did the re-read of the Author's Cut Kindle version.  If I didn't love it the first time I would have never read it a second time.  So that should say it all.Straight-laced Madeline Avery is intent on making a home for her family in the rough Dakota Territory town of Deadwood and she's bringing her stiff-backed ladylike ideas with her.  Let's just say she has some rude awakenings.Daniel "Fox" Matthews' soul is torn between what his conscience and heart tell him and what his country and the people of Deadwood expect.  He hides a secret that could break him and everything he holds dear.Through a mission of mercy, Maddie and Fox find themselves while living amongst the Lakota people.  Maddie slowly loosens her high ideals and comes to actually prefer the free life of Lakota.  Something Fox already preferred from his years with them.  Do they stay in the Lakota village and watch while the Native Americans' life is chipped away by the gold and land hungry whites?  Or, do they take their chances in Deadwood, knowing Fox's secret could be found out?A lovely look at the Lakota people and their doomed struggle to maintain their land and dignity amidst the heartwarming discovery and bloom of love between Maddie and Fox.For me, having Native American roots, I appreciate that Ms. Wright showed the pride and determination the Lakota people.  Thank you.