Bear River Spirit :

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Summary: Love amid chaos!
Review: 'Bear River Spirit' is a tremendous love story set in Washington City and Utah. Owen and Reilly discover love amid the chaos of the civil war and the white man's horrendous treatment of the native peoples. The loss of a child brings them even closer as they strive to help slaves and the people to survive white man's injustice. Bear River is a real page turner. Even with the somber subject matter, Payton managed to keep some humor that is warm and funny. She obviously did a great deal of reseach on the history of the people and their way of life. I loved every page

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Summary: Serious-toned and unforgettable historical romance...
Review: As the Civil War begins, Reilly Stewart and Owen Woulfe-despite their fathers' close friendship-have yet to meet each other. The breadth of North America separates them, and Reilly is about to marry someone else. Even if that wasn't the case, Reilly knows already that Owen is the last man on Earth she could possibly want. After all, her best friend refused to live with Owen after marrying him!

But Meredith Woulfe is dead now, and she's left behind a son. Owen's son, six-year-old Rory, whom "Aunt Reilly" loves as her own. Reilly swears that she and her bridegroom, Union Army Lieutenant Philip Madison, will adopt Rory no matter how much the boy's father - far away in Washington Territory - wants him back, now that his mother is gone.

Reilly Stewart's determination matches that of Owen Woulfe. They're fated to collide like the proverbial irresistible force and immovable object. They are also both part Shoshone, in a country torn apart by war and poisoned by resurgent racial prejudice.

This serious-toned historical romance sweeps its readers across a continent, and through several of the most turbulent years in a still young America's history, as it follows Reilly and Owen's equally turbulent love story. Inevitably, thanks to their mixed heritage and their pride in it, the two find themselves caught up in one of a divided nation's most shameful atrocities against its native people.

You won't forget what happens to them any time soon.

Rating:
Summary: Serious-toned and unforgettable historical romance...
Review: As the Civil War begins, Reilly Stewart and Owen Woulfe-despite their fathers' close friendship-have yet to meet each other. The breadth of North America separates them, and Reilly is about to marry someone else. Even if that wasn't the case, Reilly knows already that Owen is the last man on Earth she could possibly want. After all, her best friend refused to live with Owen after marrying him!

But Meredith Woulfe is dead now, and she's left behind a son. Owen's son, six-year-old Rory, whom "Aunt Reilly" loves as her own. Reilly swears that she and her bridegroom, Union Army Lieutenant Philip Madison, will adopt Rory no matter how much the boy's father - far away in Washington Territory - wants him back, now that his mother is gone.

Reilly Stewart's determination matches that of Owen Woulfe. They're fated to collide like the proverbial irresistible force and immovable object. They are also both part Shoshone, in a country torn apart by war and poisoned by resurgent racial prejudice.

This serious-toned historical romance sweeps its readers across a continent, and through several of the most turbulent years in a still young America's history, as it follows Reilly and Owen's equally turbulent love story. Inevitably, thanks to their mixed heritage and their pride in it, the two find themselves caught up in one of a divided nation's most shameful atrocities against its native people.

You won't forget what happens to them any time soon.