Review: Restoring Hope ~ Native American Romance Series
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 4, 2014
Woape is a Manden Native American that lived in what is now North Dakota. She was captured and made a slave of Hoathlopoya, a Sioux after killing her mother. The story starts as she tries to escape and Gary Milton, a white man comes to her rescue.He takes he to his Aunt Erin's home where he was raised along with his sister Julia. Julia treats Woape with hatred, so when Gary marries Woape Julia tells Hoathlopoya where to find her. The Sioux comes with two other braves in the night and Gary is alone to protect his wife as she hides.Waape thinks Gary is dead and when a friend of her brothers and a brave from her tribe she sets out for her home. She eventually makes it back to her tribe with her baby daughter and Gary finds her there.The story goes from one exciting scene to the next with lots of tender love mixed into the tale. The story ends happily for Gary and Woape and their baby daughter, Penelope living with her tribe.As a Native American, I feel it is incorrect to refer to any of my people as American Indians; we are Native Americans. The author tried to keep the Native American customs realistic for the times with notations when she told her story in non-traditional practices of their customs.I liked the action in Restoring Hope and the story had just the right amount of love and conflict too.