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Heaven's Fire
It was a stroke of sheer luck that saved the newborn's life. Kidnapped as she traveled from New York to Delaware, Rebecca Morton had been forced to become a slave to the Cayuga chief's pregnant wife. Now, suddenly hailed throughout the land as a great healer, Rebecca lived for one dream: her freedom.
Night Wind, the Lenni Lenape warrior who crept into his enemy's camp under cloak of darkness was driven by one thought: to save his brother. As he carried the woman they called "White Medicine Woman" bound and blindfolded into the wilderness, she was his only hope. She would become his only desire.
Night Wind, the Lenni Lenape warrior who crept into his enemy's camp under cloak of darkness was driven by one thought: to save his brother. As he carried the woman they called "White Medicine Woman" bound and blindfolded into the wilderness, she was his only hope. She would become his only desire.
382 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published April 1, 1995
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Candace McCarthy
23 books23 followersCandace McCarthy loved to read romances from the first moment she picked one up over twenty-four years ago. She began to write one after reading a story that made her laugh. Her enjoyment prompted her to put pen to paper. She thought, "Wouldn't it be great if I could bring the same pleasure to other readers?" Sound corny? Maybe, but it's true. And she's been writing them ever since.
Candace has over 20 books to her credit—fifteen novels and three novellas. Among her titles are Irish Rogue, Irish Lace, Fireheart, and Wild Innocence, which are just a few of the titles published by Zebra Books. She has been listed among the Favorite Top Ten List for Affair de Coeur Magazine, and her book, White Bear's Woman, a Zebra Lovegram, won the National Readers' Choice Award for the Best Long Historical Romance of 1998.
At home, she lives with her husband and her dog Jameson, a cute mixed breed.. She has a grown son, who recently married. She enjoys arts and crafts, music, gardening, and her Teddy Bear collection. And she loves to hear from her readers.
Candace has over 20 books to her credit—fifteen novels and three novellas. Among her titles are Irish Rogue, Irish Lace, Fireheart, and Wild Innocence, which are just a few of the titles published by Zebra Books. She has been listed among the Favorite Top Ten List for Affair de Coeur Magazine, and her book, White Bear's Woman, a Zebra Lovegram, won the National Readers' Choice Award for the Best Long Historical Romance of 1998.
At home, she lives with her husband and her dog Jameson, a cute mixed breed.. She has a grown son, who recently married. She enjoys arts and crafts, music, gardening, and her Teddy Bear collection. And she loves to hear from her readers.
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September 4, 2009
******** 3 and a half stars ***********
Rebecca Morton was kidnapped by the Cayuga Indians as she traveled to the Delaware colony to visit her sister in the early 1700’s. She is made a slave of the Cayuga chief’s pregnant wife but is elevated to a higher status and known as White Medicine Woman after she inadvertently saves the chief’s wife’s newborn baby, causing the Indians to think she has great powers. Nightwind, a Lenni Lenape warrior, sneaks into the Cayuga camp to steal Rebecca so that she can use her powers to save his sick brother from death. He takes Rebecca to his camp and orders her to save his brother’s life or he will kill her.
Rebecca has no medical training and doesn’t know how to save Nightwind’s brother but tries her best. Nightwind and Rebecca are attracted to each other but Rebecca is always aware that her life relies upon the Indians good will. She tries her best to save Nightwind’s brother but he dies after a slight improvement because he was being poisoned by a woman in the tribe. Rebecca is accused of not using her powers to save Nightwind’s brother and put on trial. She is sent to live on her own in the wilderness for a set number of days without shelter or supplies, so if she still lives after that time period then she will be forgiven because the gods willed it. Nightwind cannot go against the council wishes but he gives Rebecca a knife to defend herself and goes into the wilderness to watch over her as best he can. After a lot of hardship, Rebecca survives to the end of the time period but is attacked by wolves at the end. Nightwind comes to her rescue then takes her to an abandoned village for them both to recover. While at the village, they both give into their attraction and make love. Once they return to their village, things aren’t easy for them because Rebecca is considered a slave. After a lot of drama, Rebecca eventually has to decide whether to stay with the Leni Lenape as Nightwind’s wife or go back to the Delaware settlement to be with her mother and niece.
This book was set in an interesting time period and setting, the Delaware colonies and surrounding frontier around 1700. The romance wasn’t all that great because I just didn’t feel a lot of passion between the two. Nightwind didn’t really seem to put a lot of effort toward being with Rebecca, he was able to stay away from her for long stretches at a time while she seemed to want to be with him a lot more. He never really checks to see that she is doing okay during one part of the story where she was forced to sleep in a cold place, then he gets mad at her when she tries to tell him the bad woman was poisoning his brother and doesn’t talk to her for days. When the bad woman was found out, he doesn’t really apologize for not believing her. He wasn’t a mean person, he did treat Rebecca well but I think he should have shown a little more effort to be with her and show her that she meant something to him. Another reason my rating is slightly lower is that there was a lot of violence in the book. I know this was a very violent time period and that the author probably showed the Leni Lenapi tribe authentically, but I was a little put off by how harsh the life with the tribe seemed. I had trouble wanting Rebecca to stay in such a harsh environment but she seemed happy enough at the end. Rebecca and Nightwind’s personalities and background were not detailed enough, I didn’t even know where Rebecca was from for most of the book. So overall, the story was decent and had an interesting setting but a few points such as the romance, a little too much harsh reality for Romancelandia and too little backstory on the characters make this a three and half star book.
Rebecca Morton was kidnapped by the Cayuga Indians as she traveled to the Delaware colony to visit her sister in the early 1700’s. She is made a slave of the Cayuga chief’s pregnant wife but is elevated to a higher status and known as White Medicine Woman after she inadvertently saves the chief’s wife’s newborn baby, causing the Indians to think she has great powers. Nightwind, a Lenni Lenape warrior, sneaks into the Cayuga camp to steal Rebecca so that she can use her powers to save his sick brother from death. He takes Rebecca to his camp and orders her to save his brother’s life or he will kill her.
Rebecca has no medical training and doesn’t know how to save Nightwind’s brother but tries her best. Nightwind and Rebecca are attracted to each other but Rebecca is always aware that her life relies upon the Indians good will. She tries her best to save Nightwind’s brother but he dies after a slight improvement because he was being poisoned by a woman in the tribe. Rebecca is accused of not using her powers to save Nightwind’s brother and put on trial. She is sent to live on her own in the wilderness for a set number of days without shelter or supplies, so if she still lives after that time period then she will be forgiven because the gods willed it. Nightwind cannot go against the council wishes but he gives Rebecca a knife to defend herself and goes into the wilderness to watch over her as best he can. After a lot of hardship, Rebecca survives to the end of the time period but is attacked by wolves at the end. Nightwind comes to her rescue then takes her to an abandoned village for them both to recover. While at the village, they both give into their attraction and make love. Once they return to their village, things aren’t easy for them because Rebecca is considered a slave. After a lot of drama, Rebecca eventually has to decide whether to stay with the Leni Lenape as Nightwind’s wife or go back to the Delaware settlement to be with her mother and niece.
This book was set in an interesting time period and setting, the Delaware colonies and surrounding frontier around 1700. The romance wasn’t all that great because I just didn’t feel a lot of passion between the two. Nightwind didn’t really seem to put a lot of effort toward being with Rebecca, he was able to stay away from her for long stretches at a time while she seemed to want to be with him a lot more. He never really checks to see that she is doing okay during one part of the story where she was forced to sleep in a cold place, then he gets mad at her when she tries to tell him the bad woman was poisoning his brother and doesn’t talk to her for days. When the bad woman was found out, he doesn’t really apologize for not believing her. He wasn’t a mean person, he did treat Rebecca well but I think he should have shown a little more effort to be with her and show her that she meant something to him. Another reason my rating is slightly lower is that there was a lot of violence in the book. I know this was a very violent time period and that the author probably showed the Leni Lenapi tribe authentically, but I was a little put off by how harsh the life with the tribe seemed. I had trouble wanting Rebecca to stay in such a harsh environment but she seemed happy enough at the end. Rebecca and Nightwind’s personalities and background were not detailed enough, I didn’t even know where Rebecca was from for most of the book. So overall, the story was decent and had an interesting setting but a few points such as the romance, a little too much harsh reality for Romancelandia and too little backstory on the characters make this a three and half star book.
October 5, 2023
Absolutely loved this book! Didn’t want to stop reading it. Love story between people from two different worlds 💕
July 31, 2020
Lovely book
November 9, 2013
Loved it! Would recommend it and am going to be reading it again.
December 29, 2013
It was OK. There were some interesting moments but the casual violence was hard for me to take (the puppy) and the ending was rather rushed.
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