Review: Great Indian romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 29, 2014
Wow. What a fabulous book. The romance is just the bonus in this book – I loved the setting on the Lakota Indian reservation, how their ways and traditions were at the forefront of this book not the white man’s ways. The author did a great job of showing these people that first inhabited this land struggles, their very close bonds and beliefs, and that they didn’t need all the modern conveniences that we all take for granted to be happy.Dr. Madeline Mitchell has come to the White Sandy Lakota Indian Reservation to do a 2 year rotation at the only clinic in town. To say she is at first surprised at the state of the clinic and its lack of supplies is an understatement. As she has sworn of men she tries her best to keep up her no nonsense Dr personality around all the very attractive native men, especially one in particular - Rebel Runs Fast.Rebel has lived in both worlds. He grew up on the reservation and both his parents ended up being the typical stereotype Native American – father running off on the family and his mother dying of alcohol poisoning. He left to attend college and got married to a white woman and achieved fame within the art world but he never felt comfortable in that world and when his marriage ended badly he went home and swore off women. At first he isn’t happy to find himself attracted to another white woman especially one that doesn’t understand his medicine man ways and his need to be out in nature and not running on a time table.The love scenes between Rebel and Madeline are some of the most sensual scenes I’ve ever read – especially their first one. These two really couldn’t have been more different but as a reader I felt they were soul mates.There is a rather large supporting cast that is just as intriguing as the main characters. As I was reading in my mind I was going ok I want his story and his story, etc.. I really liked this book so much so I am going to skip right to the third book because I have to have Nobody’s story now (yes his name is Nobody and the reason is heartbreaking).