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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. After reading An Echo in the Bone, I was happy to find this new series to begin. I am really enjoying listening to the audio version of this book and look forward to Nathanial and Elizabeth's adventures to come. (  ) cannelle777 | Nov 30, 2009 |  I liked this story. I wasn't sure I would enjoy the romance part of the main couple's relationship but the caracters are so well developed, I even enjoyed their intimate relationship. A good book to sink you teeth into. i will certainly continue reading this series. ( ) janismack | Nov 23, 2009 | This author seemed to learn a lot from Diana Gabaldon as far as style of writing and accuracy of historical references. I truly enjoyed this series and look forward to more from this author. (  ) Suuze | Aug 12, 2009 | Closest I've found to a Diana Gabaldon read-alike. (  ) redmondson | Feb 26, 2009 | I'm a big fan of Jennifer Donnelly and Diana Gabaldon, which is why I picked up this book. Not all epic historical romances are good (see my review of A Woman of Substance for a prime example), and this book wasn't the best I've ever read, but I enjoyed it. Elizabeth is a well-rounded character. I found her believable, and someone I wanted to root for and continue getting to know. Nathaniel is handsome and sexy, and their romance is exactly how you want it to be. I definitely recommend the Outlander series before this one (in part so you understand Jamie and Claire's cameo in this book!), but I'm really looking forward to reading the rest of this series. (  ) goddessladyj | Feb 16, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
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Though Elizabeth has no intention to marry, she is immediately drawn, not to Richard, but to backwoodsman Nathaniel Bonner, son of Dan'l "Hawkeye" Bonner, hero of the James Fenimore Cooper classic. Nathaniel's connection to the Mohican (Mahican) people is a strong one; he considers Hawkeye's adoptive father, Chingachgook, his grandfather, and his own wife was a Mahican woman who died in childbirth several years earlier.
Elizabeth learns from her father that her inheritance is a part of his lands, a mountain known as Hidden Wolf, to be granted to her when she marries. She soon finds herself caught between Nathaniel and the Mahicans, who want to buy back the mountain from her father as part of their hunting grounds, and Richard, who wants the land for himself and sees Elizabeth as the route to it. Her father, fearful that the sale of Hidden Wolf to the Mahicans will bring more Indians back to Paradise, favors Richard.
Knowing Richard's main interest in her is her land, Elizabeth resists his attentions as she gets to know Nathaniel and his people. The backwoodsmen and their Indian friends accept her and respect her opinions, and she soon finds herself siding with their claim to Hidden Wolf. Meanwhile, the attraction between her and Nathaniel grows into a love that only adds to the conflict between the whites and the Indians.
Into the Wilderness is an intelligent and beautifully written historical novel that draws the reader into another world. Elizabeth and Nathaniel are well-rounded and intelligent characters, and the secondary characters are also strong, three-dimensional, and often entertainingly quirky. Although the book is long--nearly 700 words--tight pacing makes it an entertaining read. Fans of Diana Gabaldon will want to watch for a cameo appearance by one of the characters of Gabaldon's stunning Outlander series. --Lisa Wanttaja
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