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Summary: excelent
Review: A wonderfull romance, exciting, fast read , romatic and very touching. I loved both Enid & Nick, would love to read the next one by Ms Reeves.
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Summary: Historical Romance with a Taste of Texas History
Review: Barbara (BK) Reeves has outdone herself with My Buffalo Soldier. Set in Post Civil War Texas, Sergeant Nick Balfours, a black man and buffalo soldier at the end of his military career, thinks he has his life after the service pretty much planned out until Enid Jamison, a white Confederate widow, arrives on the scene. The story carries them through their forbidden courtship. Eventually they ignore society's forbidden stigma, listen to their hearts and fall deeply in love. Impeccably researched, My Buffalo Soldier offers a taste of Texas history with a flavor of the cultures that made Texas what it is today - Mexican, Indian, African American and the frontier way of life. I commend the author for writing this story and the publisher for making it available to the world. I wholeheartedly recommend My Buffalo Soldier to anyone interested in romance stories or western historical fiction.
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Summary: A Unique and Spellbinding Read
Review: I met B.K. Reeves at the 2000 Golden Triangle Writer's Conference in Beaumont recently. Of all the author's offerings, her book, My Buffalo Soldier, is the one that will stick with me the longest. Many years ago B.K. wrote this interracial historical romance and the fact that has only now been published speaks to the shortsightedness of the publishing industry. I highly reccommend My Buffalo Soldier to men and woman alike. It is in no way a traditional Harlequin style romance. B.K. paints on a much larger canvas.
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Summary: My Buffalo Soldier
Review: I must admit that I didn't have any expectations when I read "My Buffalo Soldier". This is a story that will get you involved without knowing it. It's fun! And, it will knock you over with it's contrast of sensitivity and brutality set against a backdrop of life in West Texas after the Civil War. And, there is always an underlying tension that is pertinent to today's society because the main characters are a black, educated Union soldier and a white Confederate widow who try to avoid falling in love. This is a story about a dangerous relationship and love is the catalyst. As the story develops you will become absorbed in the characters, the times and the underlying anticipation of the inevitable battle between good and evil. Suddenly, and without realizing it, the story has snuck up on you and absorbed you. You can't turn the pages fast enough. You can't put the book down. If you are looking for a good time and great reading I highly recommend "My Buffalo Soldier".
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Summary: My Buffalo Soldier
Review: I must admit that I didn't have any expectations when I read "My Buffalo Soldier". This is a story that will get you involved without knowing it. It's fun! And, it will knock you over with it's contrast of sensitivity and brutality set against a backdrop of life in West Texas after the Civil War. And, there is always an underlying tension that is pertinent to today's society because the main characters are a black, educated Union soldier and a white Confederate widow who try to avoid falling in love. This is a story about a dangerous relationship and love is the catalyst. As the story develops you will become absorbed in the characters, the times and the underlying anticipation of the inevitable battle between good and evil. Suddenly, and without realizing it, the story has snuck up on you and absorbed you. You can't turn the pages fast enough. You can't put the book down. If you are looking for a good time and great reading I highly recommend "My Buffalo Soldier".
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Summary: MY BUFFALO SOLDIER
Review: In the period following the Civil War, many African American males joined the Union Army in hopes of getting employment and national respect. They traveled west, as soldiers, to help the government claim Native American lands for the United States. During this same period, many non-military people also moved west, looking to begin new lives on the frontier.
In MY BUFFALO, it was in such a time and setting that Enid Jamison met Sergeant Nick Balfours. Nick, as a soldier, was no stranger to racism and near the end of his military tour. As a result of inheritance and keen business acumen, he'd amassed a small fortune. His plans were to leave the army, relocate to Paris, paint and live well.
Enid is a recent widow, the daughter of an abolitionist, and the sister of a Ku Klux Klan leader. She wants to get away, find peace and solitude. When rested, she plans to start teaching children and adults, without regard to their race, ethnicity, or culture.
It is under these diverse histories that these two people meet. They are attracted to each other, but the racial tensions and prohibitions of that time are both real and imagined.
MY BUFFALO SOLDIER is an excellent book with accurate historical references. It's fast paced with lots of action obstacles. It's a love story, but a whole lot more.
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Summary: MY BUFFALO SOLDIER
Review: In the period following the Civil War, many African American males joined the Union Army in hopes of getting employment and national respect. They traveled west, as soldiers, to help the government claim Native American lands for the United States. During this same period, many non-military people also moved west, looking to begin new lives on the frontier.
In MY BUFFALO, it was in such a time and setting that Enid Jamison met Sergeant Nick Balfours. Nick, as a soldier, was no stranger to racism and near the end of his military tour. As a result of inheritance and keen business acumen, he'd amassed a small fortune. His plans were to leave the army, relocate to Paris, paint and live well.
Enid is a recent widow, the daughter of an abolitionist, and the sister of a Ku Klux Klan leader. She wants to get away, find peace and solitude. When rested, she plans to start teaching children and adults, without regard to their race, ethnicity, or culture.
It is under these diverse histories that these two people meet. They are attracted to each other, but the racial tensions and prohibitions of that time are both real and imagined.
MY BUFFALO SOLDIER is an excellent book with accurate historical references. It's fast paced with lots of action obstacles. It's a love story, but a whole lot more.
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Summary: My Buffalo Soldier
Review: Ms. Reeves has crafted a gem of a historical romance novel featuring interesting characters-- particularly a hero and heroine the reader can't help but fall in love with. Nick Balfours is black. Enid Jamison is white. And in post civil war Texas, any romantic relationship between the two is not only considered a social taboo -- but downright dangerous. This is a very well-researched novel with historical detail so accurate it's like taking a step back in time. MY BUFFALO SOLDIER is an action-packed, fast paced read that kept me turning the pages until the very last. Simply put, it's one of the best novels I've read all year and definitely one for the keeper shelf. I look forward to reading many more novels by this author.
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Summary: My Buffalo Soldier
Review: Ms. Reeves has crafted a gem of a historical romance novel featuring interesting characters-- particularly a hero and heroine the reader can't help but fall in love with. Nick Balfours is black. Enid Jamison is white. And in post civil war Texas, any romantic relationship between the two is not only considered a social taboo -- but downright dangerous. This is a very well-researched novel with historical detail so accurate it's like taking a step back in time. MY BUFFALO SOLDIER is an action-packed, fast paced read that kept me turning the pages until the very last. Simply put, it's one of the best novels I've read all year and definitely one for the keeper shelf. I look forward to reading many more novels by this author.
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Summary: Forbidden Love Story
Review: My Buffalo Soldier kept me in suspense the whole time. The book gives you a great sense of Texas history and the many cultures that lived here during that time period. I've lived here all my life and have never been given a glimpse into Nick's world. The struggle he had in the story was not only the prejudice he had to overcome with other people, but the fight his head and heart were battling out. The Civil War was a bloody war and there was enough of hate and destruction to go around without worrying about the color of your neighbor's skin. BK has written a gem here! Hats off to a gifted and spirited writer. Keep up the good work
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