Nightsong

by Carolyn Davidson

Book Overview

On the run and in search of a hideout, Tyler had come to the isolated farmhouse expecting to find an older lady in need of a helping hand. Instead he found Debra Nightsong, an independent young woman... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373772858
• ISBN13: 9780373772858
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Hqn
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

A DELIGHTFUL ROMANCE

I was not used to the flowery, poetical language used in the story but slowly got used to it. Debra Nightsong was holding on to the farm her white father, David Thornley had left her. She keeps to herself and doesn't antagonize any one. She has made friends with Julia Anderson, who helped her father run the general store. It was a treat to listen to Debra tell of her memories of her mother and father to Ethan Tyler as he held her captive in her own home. Ethan just needed a place to hole up temporarily as he dodged the man hunting for him. The tale of her father's love for her mother was very heartwarming and to think that she was not allowed to know her half-brother, a full blooded Native. Her mother was not allowed to approach her own son in the few years that she and Debra spent with the tribe after her husband died. Ethan proved himself trustworthy of Debra's innocence as he treated her with respect and offered to help on her farm. The description of their day to day living was so very realistic. Oh, I forget her moving entrance into Tyler's life on her golden Palomino mare and her plans to raise horses. Tyler proved to be as good at handling the mares as she was. Whoops, then the bounty hunter shows up - Tyler does want to clear himself of the murder charge. It turns out that Jay Sinclair is related to Cord McPherson from HH 431 "The Wedding Promise" the story of his sister, Rachel. I wonder where Jake McPherson fits into the family "Redemption". After Tyler leaves we see the help Debra gets from her neighbors, the Shanes, especially young George who help her with the animals. Then Grey Wolf shows up - he seems to have similar dreams as Debra and knows of her need for help. Dang them horses. Hey, we do get a shoot out. Here is a woman who is willing to protect her own. About time. But then jealosy rears its ugly head. Still the plot turns out to be a wonderful read. Wish I could find the first story with McPherson to refer to. VERY DEFINITELY RECOMMENDED - wonderful change of pace from all these contemp. bed hoppers.

entertaining western romance

In 1888 in the Dakota Territory, half-breed Debra Nightsong lives alone as neither her Indian progeny nor her white people accept her. She is okay with being somewhat a hermit especially when the winter freezes everything though deep down she knows she is lonely and expects one day to die without anyone coming to her funeral except perhaps her half-brother. After a long day working hard on her farm, Debra returns to her home only to find Ethan Tyler inside holding a gun aimed at her. He is one the lam, but will not explain why; she assumes he runs from the law though it could be a woman. Ethan makes Debra his hostage, but he surprises her even more with his hard work on the farm. As they fall in love, a bounty hunter is coming to bring Ethan back to face the law. NIGHTSONG is an entertaining western romance starring a woman who has given up on humanity (with few exceptions) due to facing bigotry all her life, and a mysterious seemingly kindhearted man on the run. The story line is at its best when this couple works the farm together. It loses some steam when the late suspense occurs with the arrival of the bounty hunter. Though no major villainous character shows up, Carolyn Davidson provides a strong look at the debilitating impact of racism in the late nineteenth century. Harriet Klausner