title: Navajo Sunset
author: Didier, Carol Ann
description: Bella Begay, daughter of the Holy Man for the Navajos, hoping to win the love of Nahilzay, an Apache friend of her twin brother Bacca, has turned herself into a warrior woman. She has followed them since she was a young girl, from the high plains of Navajoland to the Sierra Madre Mountains of Mexico to fight with Geronimo. She only wants one thing in life now and that is to be Nahilzay’s wife and the mother of his children. Nahilzay knows his growing admiration and affection for Bella could turn into love if he let it. But his burning desire for revenge on all white soldiers for what they did to his parents, wife, and son years ago will not let up. He has vowed to take out ten soldiers for every member of his family who died. He decides to suppress his feelings and make one last stand with Geronimo. He has nothing left to give Bella but a bruised and battered heart. But that is enough for Bella. Didier’s novel harkens back to the classic Native American novels of the 1980s with emphasis on the culture, mores, and beauty of the Native American heritage. For readers who miss these traditional stories and their wonderful characters and western adventures, here is a book to make your heart sing. —Kathe Robin, RT REVIEW, Navajo Night