Northern Nights (Leisure Historical Romance)

Theresa Scott's "Northern Nights" is a fascinating look at the driving forces within the human soul. When we first meet the heroine, Elizabeth,she looks for answers to life's questions in a book of etiquette written by Emily Cowperth. A young lady, on the cusp of womanhood, Elizabeth has not yet had life experiences that test her strength or her resilience. That changes when she meets the hero, a Haida warrior, Isaac. Believing that she is the wife of a man guilty of killing an important chief from the village of Isaac's mother, he kidnaps her as part of a plan for vengeance his uncle has hatched up. Isaac has lived his life under the cloud of slavery and is determined never to allow himself, or his family to face that degradation again. He agrees to help his uncle in exchange for stature in his uncle's tribe. Something at this point, only his uncle is capable of giving him.Elizabeth and Isaac's adventures lead to love.... Elizabeth must learn to face life in all its aspects, rely on her own strength to go forward and grow into true womanhood. Isaac once again battles the moniker of slave and it is not until he can banish that mark from his life that he will be free to love or care for Elizabeth.This is a story of honor and courage, one you that will bring out the reader's emotions. This book is a sterling example of the themes of mercy and compassion that run through Theresa Scott's work.

One of the things I always expect from Ms Scott's novels is well-done research. This book lived up to my expectations. Whenever I can learn about another time or another culture while enjoying a good story at the same time, I turn the last page with a sigh of satisfaction.While I thought the heroine was a little naive, the hero more than made up for it. He's courageous, honorable, and an all around hunk. I'm looking forward to Ms Scott's next release.