The Sparrow
Historical Western Romance
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4.1 • 77 Ratings
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- $4.99
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- $4.99
Publisher Description
Within Grand Canyon, raging rapids and ancient spirits sweep Texas Ranger Nathan Blackmore and Emma Hart into a wild adventure.
“Readers will love the story…” ~ RT Book Reviews
In 1877, Emma Hart comes to Grand Canyon—a wild, rugged, and, until recently, undiscovered area. Plagued by visions and gifted with a second sight, she searches for answers about the tragedy of her past, the betrayal of her present, and an elusive future that echoes through her very soul. Joined by her power animal Sparrow, she ventures into the depths of Hopi folklore, forced to confront an evil that has lived through the ages.
Texas Ranger Nathan Blackmore tracks Emma Hart to the Colorado River, stunned by her determination to ride a wooden dory along its course. But in a place where the ripples of time run deep, he’ll be faced with a choice. He must accept the unseen realm, the world beside this world, that he turned away from years ago, or risk losing the woman he has come to love more than life itself.
The Sparrow is an epic love story amid the magic and danger of the Grand Canyon of the Old West, along with strong paranormal elements as the heroine undergoes a shamanic awakening. Don’t miss this western with a different flavor that has a happily-ever-after romance and medium spice.
2012 Winter Rose Winner ~ Excellence in Romantic Fiction, Historical Division
“Ancient Hopi and Havasupai legends have a new voice in McCaffrey. Her inspired writing made her main character’s mystical journey into another realm entirely believable and kept the pages turning long into the night.” ~ Melanie Tighe, City Sun Times (Arizona)
“The author has really done her homework as far as the scenes with rafting, the clothing of the period, and the descriptions of the Grand Canyon.” ~ John Tucker, author of The Little Girl You Kissed Goodnight
“…a thoroughly enjoyable read…” ~ David Andrews, author of Coasting and The Sapphire Sea
While the series has interconnecting characters, each novel can be read as a standalone
Book One: The Wren
Book Two: The Dove
Book Three: The Sparrow
Book Four: The Blackbird
Book Five: The Bluebird
Book Six: The Songbird (Novella)
Book Seven: Echo of the Plains (Short Story)
Book Eight: The Starling
Book Nine: The Canary
Book Ten: The Nighthawk
Book Eleven: The Swan (Pre-Order Now)
Customer Reviews
Too Much of the Occult
The storyline spent too much time on Emma’s adventures while developing her “other worldly” powers and on white water traversing and not enough time on the development of a growing relationship between the two main characters. It was hard to imagine Nathan falling for Emma given his age and his background with the occult, even under the isolating conditions.
The book is quite imaginative, however I found myself skimming through many portions of the book. After enjoying the first two books in this series, which were more “classic” romances, this one was disappointing and has made me hesitant to continue on with the series.
Missing parts
I read to chapter 13 and although long and boring it flowed. Then all of a sudden chapter 14 jumped to something completely different and then the entire chapter jumped forward and referenced things that hadn’t happened in the story. It was very confusing and I considered not reading any further.