To Find You Again

by Maureen McKade

Book Overview

For seven harvests, Emma Hartwell was the adopted daughter of the Elk tribe. It was to them that she entrusted her dearest treasure, a secret she can hardly bear. Now, Emma sets out to search for the piece of herself she left behind--and unexpectedly finds the love of a man who makes her whole.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425197093
• ISBN13: 9780425197097
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Wonderfully written western romance

Great historical romance read. I agree with the other reviewers that the chemistry between Ridge and Emma is superb. Their love story is an evolving one, which in my opinion is the best kind. Through out the novel I did have one problem though. Emma was captured at the age of 15. Obviously she was already a full grown teenager, there is no indication of her trying to escape and return to her family. I would think that at that age you would at least try and contact you kin. Nevertheless, the story is wonderfully written, Maureen McKade is one of my favorite authors and this one is definitely a keeper.

Ms. McKade Is Back With A WINNER!!!

I have been a long time fan of Ms. McKade and I'm so thrilled that she is finally back writing another of her great western historical romances. Emma Hartwell had been captured by a tribe of the Lakota Sioux. She lives with the People for seven years and becomes a member of their society. But soon she is rescued by the U.S. Cavalry and taken back to her old family. This is not something that she wants and she soon finds it hard to live among the shallow minded members of the town she had grown up with and lived with for fifteen years. Even her parents treat her differently and without any thought to her feelings they plan on sending her to her Aunt's house. As if this is not problem enough she has been having nightmares that she knows are really visions telling her that her that she has unfinished business with her adopted family. Emma has a secret. She married and had a child with her Lakota husband who died in a raid. She regrets that she was unable to find out if her son had been killed in the raid that led to her rescue. She knows that she must go back to the tribe and find her son. Her heart aches for her lose and so she sets off to find him. Ridge Madoc is a former army scout who is looking to settle down and find a wife have children with her a raise a few head of cattle. Problem with this dream is he has to earn money in order to begin his adventure as a cattle baron. He is offered a job by Emma's dad to track her down and bring her back alive. What he doesn't count on is respecting Emma's courage and, at the same time finding a growing attraction for her that he can't ignore. Emma knows that Ridge is determined to take her back to her father and she is willing to go back if only Ridge will help her find her adopted family. She knows that if she is going to find them he is her best hope. Together they find her people and at the same time find healing with their desire. Now can they both have the happy ending they each want, or will society dictates keep them from having what they each want? This was an incredibly emotional read. Ms. McKade manages to take her readers into the historical west and at the same time engages their emotions as well. The chemistry between Ridge and Emma is wonderful and very sensual. This is a read that I highly recommend that you add to your "must read" list. Official Reviewer for www.romancedesigns.com

Splendid and Exciting Page Turner - Intense Sensuality

At the age of 15, Emma Hartwell had been adopted into the Lakota Sioux by a kindly warrior and his wife who had lost their own daughter months before. Initially terrified, she soon adjusted to their way of life and for seven years had lived the life of the People. During a devastating massacre of her adopted tribe by the army she was recognized as a white woman. Severely wounded and hovering between life and death she had been returned to her parents and sister, but the homecoming was not as welcoming from the surrounding community who now considered her a `squaw woman' who had been ruined by the `red savages'. Telling some but not all of her experiences with 'the People', she harbored a secret that was tearing her apart every day and knew she had to return to find out who had survived the massacre. Ridge Madoc, once an army scout, had come home after years away at war to find that the ranch and land he had inherited had bit by bit been sold off to little than a hundred acres left. After coming to her assistance Emma thought he might be able to help her find the tribe but he turned her down. After learning that her parents would be sending her back East to avoid the gossip in town, Emma seized the moment and set out on her own to find that part of her heart that had been left behind. Ridge, hired by her father to track down and bring her back, would find her but Emma succeeded in convincing him to continue on to help her find what remained of the tribe. It wasn't until they located them that Ridge discovered her secret - her half-breed son, Chayton. Along the way, Ridge and Emma had given in to the physical passion each recognized in one another, although neither would admit to the real feelings that had developed. Soon Emma would be forced to make the choice no mother should ever have to make and would the shelter she'd found in Ridges' arms help to give her the strength to heal the heartache in her soul. This was an extremely good, fast paced and exciting western romance from an author who really knows how to make the west come alive. While the sexual attraction in this romance was passionate in intensity and extremely well written it evolved slowly enough for the two protagonists to really get to know and respect the other's strengths. It will certainly engage your emotions over the unfair attitudes that prevailed between the whites and American Indians during this shameful part of American history, especially over the heart breaking decisions that should never have had to be made because of race bigotry. All in all, this is a splendid and exciting page turning romance with intense sensuality. --- Marilyn Rondeau, Official Reviewer for www.historicromancewriters.com ---

entertaining historical romance

When the military attacked the Lakota village, they rescued captured white woman Emma Hartwell, a prisoner for seven years. However, her return is not filled with joy as everyone including her family except her sister treats her like a pariah. She concludes that her only sin was choosing to live even if it was amongst the Sioux.Her parents decide to send Emma to live with widowed aunt in St. Paul, but instead she leaves at night by herself seeking to learn if her son Chayton survived the massacre. Her father John hires former scout Ridge Madoc to bring his daughter home. Ridge realizes that Emma is more a "Squaw Woman" than she is a white as she makes the trail hard to follow. As they begin to travel together, they fall in love; however, she refuses to believe that he does not care one iota about her Indian experience. All he wants besides her is to help her raise Chayton .This entertaining historical romance highlights the problems faced by a white woman coming home after years living with an Indian tribe. The story line is character driven as Emma makes the plot work with her resolve to find her son although that will paint her as even more of an exile amongst family and friends. Ridge is a terrific person whose resignation as a scout due to military atrocities is a value that the military including the Commander-in-Chief should encourage as much as loyalty. Though John's turn around seems to quick and fast, fans of Americana romances will appreciate this wonderful tale.Harriet Klausner