Title: Summer of the Eagle
Synopsis:
Blaze is an outcast. The most powerful healer in her tribe, she uses her impossible abilities only for good, but even that has alienated her fellow Sioux. She herself fears some of the things she can do.
But the winds of destiny are rising, sweeping Blaze toward freedom and others of her kind. There is darkness in her visions, but also a man: a tall, buckskin-clad stranger with golden-brown hair and eyes as green as the leaves on the trees. Though he is nothing like her, his eyes promise understanding, kindness, and a love that will be hers and hers alone.
Author: Susan Edwards
Series: Seasons of Love #1
Pages: 305
Date Published: April 3, 2007
Publisher: Liesure Books
Format: Kindle
Genre: Romance
Source: Goddess Fish Blog Tours
Blaze is an outcast. The most powerful healer in her tribe, she uses her impossible abilities only for good, but even that has alienated her fellow Sioux. She herself fears some of the things she can do.
But the winds of destiny are rising, sweeping Blaze toward freedom and others of her kind. There is darkness in her visions, but also a man: a tall, buckskin-clad stranger with golden-brown hair and eyes as green as the leaves on the trees. Though he is nothing like her, his eyes promise understanding, kindness, and a love that will be hers and hers alone.
~Try an Excerpt!~
Follow
your heart. She put a hand to her chest and felt the small leather bag
given to her by Wise Owl. She pulled the clear stone from the pouch and held it
up to the sunlight. She studied the patterns in the smoky-white center. Last
night, it had been completely clear. In the sunlight, she spotted four tiny
golden flecks that hung like stars trapped in the crystal.
“You are a special stone,” she murmured as light fell on one
flat surface and radiated through the crystal, bringing it to life. She felt
something in the crystal, some greatness, a power that seeped into her and sang
in her veins.
Ancient life.
“What is your purpose?” she asked as she watched the center
come alive. She focused. Visions often came to her on shiny surfaces, things
she could see and others could not. Many times a vision was her first warning
that she was needed in the village.
She focused on her questions. The clouds inside the crystal
seemed to move and change color until, finally, there in the center of the
stone, there sprang the image of a broad-shouldered, narrow-hipped
buckskin-clad trapper with golden-brown hair. One of the stars pulsed over his
heart.
Holding her breath, Blaze brought the crystal closer to her
face. She couldn’t see his features clearly, just the shape of a face, but as
though he sensed her gaze upon him, he turned his head toward her and Blaze
couldn’t help her gasp of amazement. His face became clearer until that was all
she could see. It was like looking into a mirror and seeing the face of
another.
His eyes were a rich, warm green like the thick carpet of
ferns growing in the deepest shade of the forest. His face was covered with
hair, as most trappers seemed want to wear it, but his mouth was firm and his
nose long and straight. But his eyes drew her again, mesmerized her. They were
deep pools of soothing green.
“Who are you?” Her voice was a soft whisper.
The stranger stared into her eyes, then his image grew
smaller. He held out one arm. Long fringe swung back and forth, and his fingers
curled out and toward her.
“Help
me.”
~Meet Susan!~
Susan will be awarding a $15 Amazon or Barnes and Noble GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
Susan resides in California with her husband of thirty + years. She love animals. Cats currently number six as she just rescued a kitten named Luna last fall. She now considers herself to be a crazy cat lady! She also has three dogs. Two adorable Chiweenies named JJ and Abbey and temporary (ha!) custody of Shasta, her daughter’s six year old, Great Pyrenees mix.
Susan also enjoys crafts of all sorts including quilting, sewing, cross-stitch and knitting. Knitting and crochet are her current passions although with the arrival of her first granddaughter, her sewing machine as seen the light of day. She is also an avid gardener. Through her love of all things Native American, she designed a 26-foot Medicine Wheel Garden. It’s a big project but one that she loves, except when the weeds threaten. Right now, with her crazy, busy schedule, the weeds are winning the war!
Camping, fishing, biking and hiking (when not hot) are other outdoor pursuits she and her husband enjoy. She is of course, an avid reader and hates cooking and housework. While writing, she listens to a wide variety of music, including Neil Diamond, Celtic, Native American, New Age, Classical, and mood music (bagpipes and howling wolves drive my family nuts). Her current favorites are Blackmore’s Night and David Lanz.
Native American/Western romance writer Susan Edwards is the author of the popular “White” Series. She was nominated for the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award for Western Historical and Reviewer’s Choice Best Book Award. She is very pleased to be able to offer to her readers her White series in Digital Format, along with her SpiritWalker series.
Susan will be awarding a $15 Amazon or Barnes and Noble GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteI am so impressed about the 26 foot medicine wheel garden. I'd love to see a picture of it.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Misty. I'm working on putting pics up on my website.
DeleteGreat excerpt, thank you.
ReplyDeleteThank you Rita
DeleteAmazing how quickly weeds grow. I can totally relate.
ReplyDeletelol's Laney. That they do.
DeleteI enjoyed the excerpt thank you.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mary
DeleteThanks for hosting me on my Summer of the Eagle tour. I apologize for being absent. I’m suffering a severe bout of food poisoning. Dr. gave me an injection to help with nausea and it’s made me sleep all day! Thanks again.
ReplyDeleteAs a side note, that cover here is an old cover from 2007 Amazon has the newest cover.