From an international award winner comes Raven's Passion, Book 3 in Passion Series: Raven Who Flies To Meet The Clouds is a young half breed warrior who struggles to accept his heritage as well as to be accepted by the People he loves and the adoptive father he feels he will never be able to equal.
Raven Who Flies To Meet The Clouds is a young half breed warrior who struggles to accept his heritage as well as to be accepted by the People he loves and the adoptive father he feels he will never be able to equal.
Raven Who Flies To Meet The Clouds:
Raven, is strong, without fear and respected for his prowess as a young warrior. He is also battling his anger with a father he does not know. A white man who would love and then leave a young Cherokee woman to raise his child alone. The villagers see this pent up anger take control of his reactions each time he perceives a threat toward his near-sister, Golden Dawn. The village is unsure and concerned by his aggressiveness and inability to control his anger when Dawn is threatened. Now Raven's adopted father, Red Panther, is missing and possibly dead. Raven must prove to Chief Dancing Cloud as well as the rest of the village that he possesses the love and selflessness that a warrior, a protector of The People, must possess as he leaves with the war party to find Red Panther.
Golden Dawn:
Golden Dawn is Red Panther's, a white man, and New Moon's daughter. She has inherited her father's fair coloring, his pride and his determination. From her mother she is blessed with strength, courage, a warrior's abilities, and a gift of visions. She alone understands Raven's pain. She alone knows their paths are intertwined. She alone knows that someday, she will no longer be his near-sister and because of the love she has for him she will willing pay the price to save his life.
Raven's Passion
The story of a young warrior struggling with the meaning of life, a life filled with the passion of a time when one's existence depended on unity, love, selflessness, and the village.
Excerpt
He actually looked forward to this trip. Perhaps he would be gone long enough for the others to forget his foolishness, remembering only his strength and ability. His face twisted with a faint scowl as his thoughts took a turn, “Red Panther wishes to be rid of me. I am an embarrassment to him!” The anger from before flared up, and he hung his head to hide his face.
Panther stood, speaking in Cherokee again to announce his decision to the group. The village would all know now, and would see this for what it was. A punishment seen as a temporary banishment. The nods of others showed their acceptance of the idea, and many spoke of Red Panther's continued wisdom.
Raven glanced toward the lodge and saw Golden Dawn gripping her mother's waist, and holding back tears he knew she so dearly wanted to set free. He could almost hear her thoughts; her most beloved companion was leaving her. His own eyes threatened to shame him further.
Professional Reviews
5 Star: Raven's Passion
Reviewed by Michelle Stanley for Readers' Favorite
Raven's Passion is a wonderful young adult book written by Mary Adair. Raven is raised by his adoptive parents. He is a confused, temperamental young man who does not know who his white biological father is, and feels like a misfit with the Cherokees. He does his best to adjust, but the taunts of some Indians always remind him that he is a half breed. Raven's adoptive father, Red Panther, is a good role model, but Raven yearns to know his father.
When Indians are abducted by ruthless men, Raven and a war party search for them, encountering challenges along the way. Raven faces these battles with courage while fighting his own personal battle.
Although Raven's Passion has a setting in the untamed western frontier, the story is one that many young adults will find interesting. It deals with issues that today's younger generation often faces. One of these is the burning desire to know the biological parent who has been absent from their lives from birth.
I thought author Mary Adair did well, creating characters who were so realistic with their problems. She skillfully displayed how people lived in the past, while making the different personalities and feelings of the characters connect with the reader. I am impressed with the quality writing I have seen, as well her expertise on Indian history. This is the first book I have read from Mary Adair, but do intend to read more from this author.
5 Star: Raven's Passion
Reviewed by Best Selling Author, Caroline Clemmons
Raven is a half breed who has been informally adopted by James Fitzgerald/Red Panther and his Cherokee wife, New Moon. Raven has the usual flaws of a teen plus his anger against the man who was his father and abandoned his young mom. When Raven's headstrong nature gets him sent to England to school, he comes home a more mature young man. He is fond of his near sister Golden Dawn and his temper usually results from someone insulting Dawn for her blond hair. This a good story that bridges the other two of the Passion series.
5 Star: Raven's Passion
Revied by m. l.
Having loved Passion’s Vision, I eagerly anticipated an equally beautiful continuation of this North American Indian saga in Raven’s Passion. I was in no way disappointed. While I loved continuing to be part of New Moon and Red Panther’s story, I was pleased to find myself as interested in the story of Raven and Golden Dawn. Raven’s particular set of character traits were a fantastic portrayal for anyone who has ever lived with a headstrong teenager and I loved the balance Golden Dawn created for Raven through her unique ability to love him for what he could be and not what he portrays on the outside. The devotion to character development and portrayal of thoroughly researched Native American history continue to be a hallmark of this author that sets her apart from others in the romance genre. Hers is as much accurate historical fiction as it is romance and I am in awe of the loving detail she adds to her already exciting story lines. Well done.
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