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Kat

Awesome Review! Where The Rain Is Made

Where The Rain Is Made, Author : K. Celeste Bryan

Publisher : The Wild Rose Press, Genre : Historical/ Time Travel
Publication Date : 2008, ISBN : 1-60154-371-9
Pages : 312, Category : Sophisticated
Type : E-book & Print
Reviewer : LK Hunsaker, Classical Romance Reviews, Classic Romance Reviews
4.5 Wings

BUY HERE: WHERE THE RAIN IS MADE

Review:
Ethan Gray is a curator at the National Museum of American Indians. But that’s only his “day job.” Ethan is also a time traveler and spends part of his life back in the days of America’s westward expansion. His study of the Cheyenne, his own ancestry, comes in handy when he travels back to support them in their fight for their land and lives. As leader of the dog soldiers, he doesn’t expect to be ‘captured’ by fiery Francesca DuVall when she and her brother Marsh are taken prisoner and taken to the Cheyenne warriors’ camp. Francesca’s main concern is to protect her little brother and sacrifices her safety to do so. Ethan, known to the Cheyenne as Meko, is determined to protect her from her own spirited rebellion. The pairing causes sparks, friction, and an intense passion as they grow to know each other. Cesca remains torn, though, between her white heritage and the native life that has entwined her. Meko is torn between his promise to the Council to continue his travels to help the People and his need to remain with Cesca.

Where The Rain Is Made by K. Celeste Bryan grabs the reader and yanks her right into the story with an immediate compassion for Ethan and a want to know him better. Described with all the lushness and vivid reality of a movie scene, the story moves from contemporary life back to the dog soldier camp without flaw. The amazing detail of Cheyenne life is part of the story itself, almost as though the author has indeed lived with the Cheyenne. Bryan’s characters are true-to-life, deeply drawn, and entirely likeable. There were a few times I wondered about Cesca turning suddenly “spoiled brat-ish” because of how strong she is through most of the story, but she is easy to sympathize with and root for. There are several minor characters who don’t come off as minor, as well as we get to know them and with as much as each one adds to the story. Ethan/Meko is a hero to remember: strong and commanding but also vulnerable, compassionate, and thoughtful. It’s a pleasure for the reader to spend time with him and easy to see why Cesca can’t turn him away as easily as she wants.

Where The Rain Is Made is an incredible read and stays with you even when not reading. There were times the description was done so well it made this writer/reviewer a touch jealous as well as quite happy to enjoy it. The deep characterization along with embedded cultural and psychological issues made those things fairly easy to overlook.

Although I rated this book as sophisticated because it does go beyond the bedroom door (the publisher calls it spicy), the intimate scenes are beautifully done and even those of us who prefer to stop at the door find no need to bypass Meko and Cesca’s most sensual moments. This is meaningful sensuality done well.

Overall, K. Celeste Bryan’s novel is a must-read for anyone interested in native history, as well as for anyone looking for a nice, deep romance that never gets too heavy even through some intense moments of fighting for survival. I rarely enjoy time travels, but this one came off as thoroughly believable and is on my recommended list. I will be looking for other books by this author.

Keeper

Their marriage was good, their dreams focused. Their best friends lived barely a wave away. I can see them now, Dad in trousers, tee shirt and a hat and Mom in a house dress; lawn mower in his hand, and dish-towel in hers...It was the time for fixing things. A curtain rod, the kitchen radio, screen door, the oven door, the hem in a dress. Things we keep.

It was a way of life, and sometimes it made me crazy. All that re-fixing, eating, renewing, I wanted just once to be wasteful Waste meant affluence. Throwing things away meant you knew there'd always be more.

But then my mother died, and on that clear summer's night, in the warmth of the hospital room, I was struck with the pain of learning that sometimes there isn't any more. Sometimes, what we care about most gets all used up and goes away...never to return. So...While we have it...Its best we love it...And care for it....And fix it when it's broken..... And heal it when it's sick.

This is true...For marriage....And old cars....And children with bad report cards.....Dogs and cats with bad hips....And aging parents...And grandparents, aunts and uncles and friends. We keep them because they are worth it, because we are worth it.

Some things we keep...Like a best friend who moved away or a classmate we grew up with. There are just some things that make life important, like people we know who are special....

And so, we keep them close in heart and mind and spirit.

Happy Fall From Kat!

And the Bobcat Lies Down With the Fawn . . . .

After the recent California wildfires, rescuers found these two little creatures hiding under a table in an abandoned building. Who says opposites don't attract? Who says we do not share the same needs, hopes and will to survive?

Ironically, if they live to adulthood, the bobcat's natural instinct would be to kill the deer. I think this pic speaks volumes. We come into the world without prejudice, bias and hate. Too bad we don't remember that as we walk through life. Hope you enjoy  the picture.

NICO CALIN STOPPED BY! Can you believe it!