Review: A good solid read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 7, 2014
Erin Moore is a very descriptive writer and in The Sharman's Temptation we meet  a couple whose passion for each other is powerful and intense.Madeleine Greenway is a smart and beautiful executive who has moved to Arizona to enjoy the natural beauty of the desert. She works for a company called Surety Bank who are helping a Native American Tribe, White Mountain, to purchase a casino. Madeleine's understanding of the finance world is a real godsend for the tribe.Tak is strong and handsome but is tormented by his loyalty to his tribe and his own desires. He is also a shape shifter able who changes into the form of a coyote.The passion between the two is powerful and immediate. It grows as they learn more about each other but is threatened by Tak's pride and fear of doing the wrong thing by his tribe.This book gives the reader an interesting insight into the Native American people's relationship with casinos and the gambling culture. Tak wants the money raised from gambling to be put into rehabilitation centres, schools and medical centres and in doing so becomes Madeleine's hero.This story blends the old and the new of American culture and lives. The ancient Native Americans, First people, and the hard, fast moving world of banks and finances.This is a fast paced book which most adults will enjoy. I would have liked more information about shape shifting which is a subject I find fascinating. Also, I was interested in what effect the casino had on the people of the White Mountain Reservation. Perhaps there is a sequel in the making? I hope so.