A third one and a poll

[meganbmoore]

smillaraaq wants Savage Honor(Edwards again) so she can pick it apart and compare it to her own reference materials, and I can provide it for her without Edwards getting an extra penny, so I shall do so. However, while the onthers just sound amazingly awful, this one sounds even WORSE, and 100 rimes more cliched, not to mention more obviously racist.

Observe:

Shawndee Sibley longed for satin ribbons, fancy dresses, and a man who would take her away from her miserable life in Silver Creek. But the only men she ever encountered were the drunks who frequented her mother's tavern. And even then, Shawndee's mother made her disguise herself as a boy for her own protection. [HOW? THAT SHIRT OF HER'S CAN BARELY CLOSE!] To make matters worse, the townsfolk were now accusing Mrs. Siblet of witchcraft. Before Shawndee could warn her mother, though, strong arms had wrapped around her and carried her off into the woods.

Shadow Hawk bitterly resented the Sibley's for corrupting his warriors with their whiskey. Capturing their "son" was a surefire way to force them to listen to him. But he quickly became the captive-of Shawndee's shy smile, iron will, and her shimmering golden hair. As the two paddled down the moonlit Genesee River, Shadow Hawk found himself divided between the surrendered heart and his...Savage Honor.

On the cover, we have a naked anglo-but-tanned man and a naked woman with long, perfectly groomed blonde hair, standing in water. The cover artist seems to think romance novel readers are more interested in nekkid women than nekkid men. The back cover has a clench illustration, where they heroine, in what I assume are her "boy" clothes, is literally popping out of her shirt.

For added fun, have the inside cover excerpt.

"We shall be home soon," he said. As he spoke the word "home," he pictured her there with him, not as a prisoner...but as a woman who would fill his lodge with sunshine...who would warm his bed and reach her arms out for him as she welcomed him.

Shawndee's heart skipped a beat, for she saw a tenderness in his eyes that made her feel she was much more than a captive to him.

If only things were different, she thought to herself.

If only they could have met under different circumstances. She imagined that she was in his canoe willingly and going to his home at Shadow Hawk's invitation, and not as his prisoner. It was hard not to see herself in his arms, to feel his lips pressed to hers, warm and passionate.

At this point, I would like to point out that this book was published in 2001, much more recently than the other two.

Anyway...

[Poll #1125977]