Beloved Intruder

Beloved Intruder is a must read. Hope, a doctor, had to leave her home in Pittsburgh after being accused of something she had no control over. She and her father Thomas flee to Shenango Valley, land surrounded by Indians. Hope meets Flower, sister to Firewalker, an Indian warrior who hates whites due to what some did to his people. Although he is curt with Hope everytime they see each other, she slowly breaks the ice around his heart. Of course, life isn't simple... Jacques D'Arcy a Frenchman finds he is deeply attracted to beautiful Hope but is also out for gain. He sees she and her father come from wealth and that is the main attraction. Hope's trust in men is shattered as she was previously engaged to a man in Pennsylvania who elected not to stand by her in her time of need. (good riddence I say). Hope cannot ignore the fact that she is highly attracted to the handsome Indian Firewalker. It only gets better. What I absolutely loved about this book is that while there were misunderstandings, they didn't carry on to the very last page when finally all works out. I appreciate the fact that Ms. Van Nuys knows her readers in the end want to read at least one chapter, instead of the last paragraph where the tension is over. Not a disappointment. I definitely recommend this book. It may be hard to find as it is out of print but I found it at a used book store.