HAWK’S GIFT

With trouble brewing in western Canada, Roberta Taylor, an aggressive, ambitious reporter goes to the west to get reasons why anyone would resist a better lifestyle the government will supply than what they have now .    She meets enigmatic Damien Larocque and tricks him into taking her to Big Bear’s camp in Montana.  Big Bear is a notorious native leader who runs to Montana rather than accept a reservation and the starvation the government is really offering.img class="size-medium wp-image-3926 alignright" alt="1. Hawks Gift - cover" src="http://marymforbes.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/1-hawks-gift-cover.jpg?w=200&h=300" width="200" height="300" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); margin-top: 0.4em; display: inline; float: right; margin-left: 1.625em; max-width: 97.5%; height: auto; margin-bottom: 1.625em; padding: 6px;"

Roberta stands for everything Damien dislikes in a woman. She is arrogant and aggressive.  Why does she fascinate him so much?

Roberta is bewildered by her reaction to Damien’s exotic, carefree nature.  She is a wealthy successful lady.  How could she be attracted to a useless drifter, charming or not?

Set in Canada’s Civil War – the Riel Rebellion of 1885.

Roberta is a heroine I love and Damien, well, he’s dangerous but oh, so addicting.    ….  your ability to write unforgettable characters   ….Rachelle Ayala - author of Michal’s Window 

…Roberta and Damien are fascinating characters.” – Linda Marrow, Senior Editor, Pocket Books.