jjares reviewed Rain Shadow (March Madness) (Harlequin Historical, No 212) on + 3275 more book reviews
A train accident sidelines the Wild West Show, on their way to their winter quarters. Rain Shadow's son, Slade, is seriously injured and widower Anton Neubauer takes the child to his nearby home to recuperate. Rain Shadow finds where her son is and sets up camp on Neubauer's land.
Rain Shadow was orphaned in a wagon train when she was about three. Two Feathers rescued her and raised her as a Lakota Sioux. Over the years, Two Feathers and Rain Shadow teamed up with Buffalo Bill. Rain Shadow became an excellent shot and decided that she wanted to challenge the star of the show -- Annie Oakley. The challenge has been arranged when the wild west show reconvenes in the spring.
Anton Neubauer needs a wife who will take care of his son, Nicholas, and himself. When he meets Rain Shadow, a prickly, independent woman who doesn't want any favors, he knows he is not interested in her. He needs someone with all the homemaking arts and Rain Shadow totes a gun, instead.
This is a very complex plot when Slade's father arrives and decides he wants to be part of his son's life. Although Anton has been planning on a different wife, he marries Rain Shadow to protect her from the machinations of Slade's father. After all, they can always part as soon as the danger is over. Right?
I'd been looking for this book for several years. I decided that I wanted it as a text, and because this was one of Cheryl St. John's earlier books, there weren't a lot of copies around. Now I see that Amazon has brought it back as a Kindle selection. It isn't necessary to read the first book in this two-part series, but the first book sets the scene of Anton and his first wife, Emily.
NeubauerBrothers
1. HeavenCan Wait (1994)
** 2. RainShadow (1994)
Rain Shadow was orphaned in a wagon train when she was about three. Two Feathers rescued her and raised her as a Lakota Sioux. Over the years, Two Feathers and Rain Shadow teamed up with Buffalo Bill. Rain Shadow became an excellent shot and decided that she wanted to challenge the star of the show -- Annie Oakley. The challenge has been arranged when the wild west show reconvenes in the spring.
Anton Neubauer needs a wife who will take care of his son, Nicholas, and himself. When he meets Rain Shadow, a prickly, independent woman who doesn't want any favors, he knows he is not interested in her. He needs someone with all the homemaking arts and Rain Shadow totes a gun, instead.
This is a very complex plot when Slade's father arrives and decides he wants to be part of his son's life. Although Anton has been planning on a different wife, he marries Rain Shadow to protect her from the machinations of Slade's father. After all, they can always part as soon as the danger is over. Right?
I'd been looking for this book for several years. I decided that I wanted it as a text, and because this was one of Cheryl St. John's earlier books, there weren't a lot of copies around. Now I see that Amazon has brought it back as a Kindle selection. It isn't necessary to read the first book in this two-part series, but the first book sets the scene of Anton and his first wife, Emily.
NeubauerBrothers
1. HeavenCan Wait (1994)
** 2. RainShadow (1994)
