Flame has known her destiny was the warrior White Fire. They find their journey together in Minnesota of the early 1800s. This author is known for her Native American books and have always enjoyed them.
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I love this book as I have loved all of Cassie Edwards other books.

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Drama! Drama! Drama! Lots of it! Great pace of story and very easy to read but slightly unrefined and old school style of writing (which I don't usually mind) with a few unpredictable twists along the way.

Flame has loved White Fire since she first saw him at the age of ten and has never stopped, dreaming one day she will find him and marry him. Now at eighteen, she leaves her childhood home for adventure and a life with her father, a Colonel stationed in Minnesota. Her childhood love, White Fire, is also rumored to be here. White Fire, a "breed" has been held captive by the Sioux for three years. After his release, he comes to realise his life was not what it was three years ago! He discovers his wife has died from pneumonia and his son has been adopted into a white family. He takes on a job as as intepretor for Flame's father to set himself up again, and in due course comes in contact with Flame. He remembers her as the beautiful flame haired child from many years ago and falls passionately in love with her. Flame's father is bigoted towards "breeds" and tries to keep them apart with his cunning and trechery. White Fire now has a fight on his hands for Flame, their love, his son and their future together as a family.

Stereotypical much? And again.....heaps of drama! I felt like I was reading a soap opera as there was something always happening to either White Fire or Flame. It kept the book going somewhat and I was surprised at some of the twists but I just felt like sometimes it was a bit over the top. For example Chief Grey Feather's love/hate relationship with White Fire.If the Chief didn't get his way he sulked like a child and hated White Fire and then he would like him again. All the main characters seemed two dimensional, selfish and superficial. Oh and let's not forget about the way Flame was objectified as a sex symbol at the age of ten! That really really creeped me out!

"White Fire’s heart skipped a beat, for never had he seen anyone so beautiful. With her long, flaming red hair hanging in deep waves over her shoulders, and her green eyes smiling at him in a most flirtatious way, her lashes fluttering, he was taken aback and suddenly at a loss for words. But he quickly reminded himself of the girl’s age. He had heard his mother and father discussing the child, remarking how pretty she was, and commenting on how mature and well developed she was for her age of ten."

Well developed! What the heck? Too weird! It just made the romance seem a bit icky. This age gap and childhood love trope has obviously been done countless times before but never have I felt so weirded out by the whole thing! Flame is again constantly described as a sex symbol even after she has grown up and everything she seems to wear in the book is green! There are other colours that complement red hair you know! Lol..I just found the whole book really stereotypically written.

I don't know if I would really recommend this book to be honest...I didn't hate it but I could have done without it.

*Thank-you Cassie Edwards, Netgalley & Kensington Books for the ARC.

Summary

Flame met White Fire when she only ten years old and she knew that she wanted to marry him. She didn’t see a “breed” as so many others did. She saw his kind eyes and his humor and didn’t treat her as a child with little notice. Now Flame is a full grown woman, and has been stuck in doors taking care of her ailing mother. But when her mother passed she was to live with her father in the wilds of Minnesota. Flame has dreamed of adventure and was thrilled with the opportunity to spend time with her father and continue her search for White Fire. White Fire has been held captive for three years by the Sioux and has just been released. Learning that his wife died from disease and his six year old son is being raised by another family. When he is called upon to act as a negotiator for Flame’s father, he knows he needs to do it even though her father has changed since he once knew him. White Fire and Flame meet again and soon share a love and passion. But there is one huge obstacle preventing them from sharing a life together. Flame’s father refuses to allow her to marry White Fire. And there is a mystery that must be solved around a murder and the real intentions of Flame’s father, will Flame and White Fire find a way to happiness after all or be serparated forever…
Plot and Story Line

I have been a fan of Cassie Edwards for many years. And I was so excited when I heard that she was working on getting some of her backlisted titles to be republished. So when I saw that White Fire was one of those, I knew I needed to grab it up. White Fire has been on my TBR for many years. Ever since I first discovered this author. This book is a single title, so you don’t have to worry about getting in the middle of one of her huge never ending series. Now my only complaint about this one was the beginning of White Fire and Flame’s romance, It is a bit of a rush with the whole instant love connection. And it is really the only downside to the story but didn’t detract too much from my enjoyment of the story. It does have a old school feel to some of the “writing” at times but I didn’t mind that aspect. Normally I liked seeing more build up in a relationship however once I reached about half way I realized that with the other factors involved I knew that it fit. The development of the plot that Cassie Edwards writes here makes up for my lack of enjoyment of the “instant love” trope. We have a ghost or “spirit” that is a best friend to White Fire that comes to him showing him truths of the true intentions of Flame’s father. Intentions that are racist and downright evil in some ways. Now at this time frame, their relationship is solid. They have declared their love for each other and dreams of sharing a life together. But it soon becomes apparent the battle that they will need to find to reach their dreams to be together. White Fire is stimulating, dramatic and enchanting.
The Cover

I honestly don’t know how I feel about the new cover….I like it but I don’t. I do like the fresh look of it though. With the light blues and the Canoe.
Overall View

White Fire is a breathtaking adventure of sensuality, intrigue and danger….. a romance that simultaneously delights and makes the reader eager for more….WONDERFUL!!

Cassie Edwards is the undisputed Queen of Indian Historical Romance. Edwards has woven another magical tale that keeps you reading til the end.
I highly recommend this to lovers of Historical Romance.
Publication Date 28 Feb 2017 .

Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Books Zebra for a copy of this for my honest review purposes.

Who and what is White Fire? Where is he from? Who are his parents? When his father dies, what does White Fire think and feel? Why does he think one person in particular killed his father? What does White Fire end up doing? Who is affected by it and begs him not to go? Who is Flame? When her father takes over the running of a Fort in Minnesota, when she turns 18, she decides to move to Minnesota. Why? What happened to White Fire when he disappeared three years ago? Where did he go? What happened to him? Is he dead? When Flame gets to the Fort, what does her father say? What does she do? This is a book filled with intrigue, bigotry, and romance. It sort of reminds me of Cassie Edwards Savage Series books, but it is different. It was an interesting read.

RECEIVED THIS BOOK AS A GIFT FOR A FAIR/HONEST REVIEW and REVIEWER FOR Bloggin' With M. Brennan.

This is a 're-release book. I could tell from some of the wording. Most authors don't use the term "loins, as in I feel a fire in my loins". This actually made it a little comical to read for me. And then there was the attempt at paranormal. I didn't care for that part. I thought the book could have been written without it at all.
Flame knew as a child of ten that she was going to be with White Fire someday. Talk about long term goals. White Fire is a little more nonchalant about it. After all he did just find out that his wife is dead.
If there has to be a villain, then I would say that it is Flame's father. Talk about a sick bastard.