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Lakota Baby
"Cooperate or you'll never see your son again."
Someone wanted tribal police chief Joe Lonewolf's attention, and now they had it. He had returned from war to learn he had a son - by Maggie Brandt, the woman he had never stopped loving but had forced himself to forget. If only it were so easy... Now they had only three days and each other - and nothing would stop them from rescuing their infant child.
Their frantic search soon unearthed deadly corruption in the South Dakota community - and old desires. With tensions rising on the reservation, the proud Lakota sought justice and found a kindred spirit in Maggie. He would need her courage if he was ever to set eyes on his beautiful baby boy.
Someone wanted tribal police chief Joe Lonewolf's attention, and now they had it. He had returned from war to learn he had a son - by Maggie Brandt, the woman he had never stopped loving but had forced himself to forget. If only it were so easy... Now they had only three days and each other - and nothing would stop them from rescuing their infant child.
Their frantic search soon unearthed deadly corruption in the South Dakota community - and old desires. With tensions rising on the reservation, the proud Lakota sought justice and found a kindred spirit in Maggie. He would need her courage if he was ever to set eyes on his beautiful baby boy.
256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published December 1, 2006
About the author
Elle James
626 books1,245 followersAward-winning author Elle James grew up as an air force military brat. She received her work ethic from her rock-solid father, her creative streak from her artistic mother and inspiration from her writing partner and sister, Delilah Devlin. As a former member of the army reserves and a current member of the air force reserves, she's traveled across the United States and to Germany, managed a full-time job, and raised three wonderful children. She and her husband have even tried their hands at ranching exotic birds (ostriches, emus and rheas) in the Texas hill country. Ask her, and she'll tell you what it's like to go toe-to-toe with an angry three-hundred-and-fifty-pound bird and live to tell about it!
Her adventures in the army and air force reserves, and the wild antics of her life on a small ranch in Texas give her fodder for mystery, suspense and humor in her writing. Elle writes gothic, paranormal mystery for the Harlequin Intrigue line and paranormal romantic comedy for Dorchester Publishing. A former manager of computer programming and project management professionals, Elle is happy she now has the opportunity to pursue her writing full time.
Her adventures in the army and air force reserves, and the wild antics of her life on a small ranch in Texas give her fodder for mystery, suspense and humor in her writing. Elle writes gothic, paranormal mystery for the Harlequin Intrigue line and paranormal romantic comedy for Dorchester Publishing. A former manager of computer programming and project management professionals, Elle is happy she now has the opportunity to pursue her writing full time.
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March 23, 2023
It was okay. 🤔 I mostly read it on a whim and with the idea of clearing some of my really old TBR.
It can be summed up with:
--They took my baby. Where's my baby? Will I get my baby back?
--Heroine trying to tell Joe that Dakota was his, but being interrupted at least different 4 times. Just spit it out already! And in the end, he learned it from someone else.
--Joe and his, I want her, but she's white and therefore I can't be with her, because I'm Lakota. Which okay, but he should have never become involved in her in the first place and just stuck with Lakota women then.🤨
--Shady deaths and drug issues on the Reservation.
Also, I wasn't a fan of the baby's name...Dakota. "The modern Sioux consist of two major divisions based on language divisions: the Dakota and Lakota." (Wiki)
Just seemed weird to name the kid after the dad's tribe (or not, because Joe said it was Lakota?). Surely there was some other name she could have picked? I don't know. Just a slight nitpick I guess. 🤷🏻♀️
It can be summed up with:
--They took my baby. Where's my baby? Will I get my baby back?
--Heroine trying to tell Joe that Dakota was his, but being interrupted at least different 4 times. Just spit it out already! And in the end, he learned it from someone else.
--Joe and his, I want her, but she's white and therefore I can't be with her, because I'm Lakota. Which okay, but he should have never become involved in her in the first place and just stuck with Lakota women then.🤨
--Shady deaths and drug issues on the Reservation.
Also, I wasn't a fan of the baby's name...Dakota. "The modern Sioux consist of two major divisions based on language divisions: the Dakota and Lakota." (Wiki)
Just seemed weird to name the kid after the dad's tribe (or not, because Joe said it was Lakota?). Surely there was some other name she could have picked? I don't know. Just a slight nitpick I guess. 🤷🏻♀️
March 18, 2022
Okay without being outstanding. The author kept talking about the baby needing to know the ways and tradition of his tribe and yet never spoke about what any of these things were, it was kind of like the author decided the baby should be native american without actually doing any research on a specific tribe or culture, oh the baby cant be raised white, well the baby is half white. I love to learn about other cultures and being Australian have never encountered a person who lives on a reservation. Yes it raised the problems with casino's and gambling and some of the characters had drinking or drug problems but these things are problems in all cultures and honestly are not all that interesting. There are people with gambling, drug and alcohol problems in every community, we have youth workers who suffer from burn out no matter where you go. Yes it is a difficult profession and it is hard to lose someone you have worked so closely with, but there is no balance in this book. Did she have any successes? Were there people who wanted to help? If I had a platform that could display the good things about a culture not sure I would have taken this road.
February 27, 2021
well, a nice story, good intrigue,I loved Maggie, and Joe, I felt sorry for Paul, who deserved more love.
I found it a bit stereotypical with " his ancestors" used on every turn, or always the mystical dreams. A 3.5 stars.
I found it a bit stereotypical with " his ancestors" used on every turn, or always the mystical dreams. A 3.5 stars.
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