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A LITTLE ABOUT KAREN KAY, the leading voice in American Indian romance.

Karen Kay's love of writing is combined only with her love of the American Indian culture and this is most evident in her writings by her depiction of the Indian way of life, incorporating little known facts with the overall picture of the way the Indian truly lived.

"Hollywood in the 50's and many cowboy/western novels of that time," says Kay, "did not paint a true picture of the American Indian. And anyone who will spend any time researching, will discover this for himself.

"The American Indian was a gentleman, in the true sense of the word. Roaming the prairies, he did not fight or kill the white man until so betrayed and driven by the incoming culture, the Indian had no choice but to turn and defend his homeland.

"My books center upon the American Indian culture as it was--a true picture--not colored with the sensationalism of death and destruction as was depicted by the newspapers and 'eyewitnesses' of the time, who often carried more political ambition, than truth.

"I do exhaustive research," says Karen Kay, who prefers to be called Kay. "Even to the extent of spending my honeymoon (I've just recently 'tied the knot') on the Blackfeet reservation in Montana.

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WAR CLOUD'S PASSION

WAR CLOUD'S PASSION – Karen Kay
Legendary Warriors Series
Samhain Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-60928-977-5
June, 2012
Historical Romance

Legendary Warriors, Book 2

A dangerous passion.

At twenty-three, Anna Wiley is lucky. The children aboard an orphan train headed west don’t care that their nurse is too tall, too homely to be loved. They need her, and she will not rest until each one is placed in a loving home, including the last twelve bedraggled, rejected urchins clinging to her skirts.

When their train is attacked by a band of warriors bent on rescuing a kidnapped Indian boy, she doesn’t think twice about protecting the children—all the children, including the boy. Except keeping her charges safe means she must trust the formidable warrior who led the attack.

War Cloud plans to get the strong-willed white woman and her gaggle of children off his hands as soon as possible. Yet as he guides them toward civilization, he realizes there is beauty beneath Anna’s ill-fitting clothes, a strong spirit behind her sparkling green eyes.

Even as passion grows, War Cloud prepares to put her from him, and not only because of the animosity that hangs between their cultures. A centuries-old curse hangs over his ancestral line. A spell that could take her from him forever—should he dare to fall in love.

NIGHT THUNDER'S BRIDE

NIGHT THUNDER'S BRIDE – Karen Kay
Blackfoot Warriors Series
Samhain Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-60928-976-8
May, 2012
Historical Romance

Blackfoot Warriors, Book 3

To save her life, they must expose their hearts.

When lady’s maid Rebecca Cothern journeyed westward, she never thought to leave her mistress’s side. Yet as Katrina Wellington completes her own journey with White Eagle, Rebecca waits at Ft. Union under the protection of Blackfoot warrior, Night Thunder.

Despite what she’s been told about the wild nature of the native tribes, Night Thunder is different. Kind, gentle, honorable to a fault…and handsome in a way that makes her breathless for his next touch.

Though Night Thunder relishes stolen moments with the beautiful white woman, circumstances dictate that he should keep his distance. Until she is stolen away in the night, and he discovers he cannot simply ride into the enemy camp, kill the guilty and sweep her to safety. The thieves are vengeful malcontents from his own tribe, which leaves him only one way to save her from the worst kind of violation.

He must claim that she is his bride. Not only that, she must willingly bare all—heart, soul and body—to claim him as hers.

WHITE EAGLE'S TOUCH

WHITE EAGLE'S TOUCH – Karen Kay
Blackfoot Warriors Series
Samhain Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-60928-975-1
April, 2012
Historical Romance

Blackfoot Warriors, Book 2

Two worlds. Forbidden love.

Katrina Wellington is vexed. She must marry to obtain the rest of her inheritance. But her uncle, who left her in New York with a governess to make his fortune out West, has suddenly decided he must approve of her fiancé before he will loosen the purse strings to her dowry.

Swallowing her outrage, the socialite treks to the same wilderness that claimed her parents’ lives years ago. Some small part of her is crestfallen that her uncle is not waiting with open arms. Only three guides, Indian guides, await her, and one of them is far too handsome for his own good.

At first, White Eagle does not like the spoiled, willful niece of the white trader. When he catches a glimpse of the vulnerability behind her prickly exterior, he can’t resist challenging the dazzling beauty to rediscover her true inheritance—the inner strength bequeathed to her by her parents.

Close contact on the trail soon arouses a soul-stirring passion and in its turn, love. But love may not be enough to sustain a relationship that is forbidden in both their worlds.

GRAY HAWK'S LADY

GRAY HAWK'S LADY – Karen Kay
Blackfoot Warriors Series
Samhain Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-60928-974-4
March, 2012
Historical Romance

Blackfoot Warriors, Book 1

Different worlds, one heart.

When Lady Genevieve Rohan joins her father in the farthest reaches of the American West, she expects to bring a bit of genteel English charm to his dry, academic existence. Instead, she finds her father desperately ill, and it’s up to her to finish his study of the Indian and publish his work—or face the wrath of his creditors.

Her troubles mount when the men hired to capture a member of the Blackfoot tribe don’t bring her a docile maid to study. They present her with a magnificent warrior—proud, outrageously handsome and simmering with fury at the loss of his freedom.

The white woman is beautiful beyond compare, but Gray Hawk can’t think past his plan to exact revenge against this meddling foreigner. It’s ridiculously easy to escape, then turn the tables and take her captive. When anger turns to passion, then to love, he embarks on a new quest. To claim the stubborn, red-headed vixen as his own.

Yet as their hearts strain toward each other, pride conspires to pull them apart…unless they can each find a way for their hearts to become one.

PROUD WOLF'S WOMAN

PROUD WOLF'S WOMAN – Karen Kay
Lakota Series
Samhain Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-60928-973-7
February 2012
Historical Romance

He rescued her from slavery…now he is captive to desire.

Lakota, Book 3

Stolen from a cruel husband by the savage Kiowa, Julia Wilson’s life has gone from bad to worse. Just when she has reached the end of her endurance, salvation rides into camp. Neeheeowee, a proud Cheyenne brave who once filled her young heart with romantic dreams, has come to save her from everything—except the flames of desire that still burn.

Bitter and intent on vengeance against the man who killed his wife and unborn child, Neeheeowee has no room in his heart for love. His captured ponies and treasured robes were supposed to be traded for Kiowa weapons. Instead, to his annoyance, he must trade everything for his old friend’s life.

Hard as he tries to hang on to his anger at being set off his mission, he cannot deny he yearns for the woman whose gentle, healing presence reminds him that happiness might exist beyond revenge. Her lips tease him with passion he dare not risk, for those who are long dead still haunt him. To take the love she offers risks his honor—perhaps his very life.

LAKOTA PRINCESS

LAKOTA PRINCESSS – Karen Kay
Lakota Series
Samhain Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-60928-972-0
January 2012
Historical Romance

A love that defies the ocean. A secret deeper than blood.

Lakota Series, Book 2

Driven from her home in England by hostile political forces, Estrela was little more than a girl when she came to be raised by a far western Lakota tribe. On the wide, sweeping plains she grew tall and strong, and won the love of a handsome warrior.

But on the eve of their marriage, she is torn away from her native family, torn from the man she loves, and forced to return to a place that feels more like a foreign country than her home. There she merely exists, haunted by her love’s sweet kisses and heated embrace, yearning for his unforgettable touch.

Black Bear has braved the ocean to find the woman whose beauty has captured his soul. But no sooner has he arrived in England than he is called upon to save her life. Who in their right mind would want to murder such a gentle spirit?

As Black Bear comes between her and death time after time, Estrela wishes they could both just disappear back to the plains, and bury the secret she has long hidden—even from him. A secret from which only their love, truer than blood, can save them.

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LAKOTA SURRENDER

LAKOTA SURRENDER – Karen Kay
Lakota Series
Samhain Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-60928-906-5
December 2011
Historical Romance

Forbidden love…

Lakota Series, Book 1

As she heads west to join her cavalry officer father at his Kansas outpost, Kristina Bogard eagerly anticipates new adventures—and her first glimpse of wild Indians. She has long dreamed of flashing black eyes, skin-covered lodges and buckskin and leather.

What she finds in Fort Leavenworth, though, is a far cry from her Indian nanny’s thrilling stories. What few natives are left are crushed, brokenhearted shadows of their proud past. Except for one, a handsome warrior who stirs up a whole new set of dreams.

Tahiska can’t take his eyes off the green-eyed beauty whose graceful hands are fluent in his native sign language. Except he can’t afford to let anything distract him from avenging his father, who was killed by two white soldiers.

Though anger fills his mind, Kristina steals into his heart, igniting a wildfire passion that must remain their desperate secret. For soon comes the day of reckoning, when justice will be served…or a travesty will shatter their love.

Praise for Karen Kay's books:

LAKOTA SURRENDER
Romantic Times Review
Karen Kay 4 1/2 Stars -- Exceptional

An army major's daughter, Kristina Bogard, has been raised by her Indian nanny to have great respect for Native American culture. Her belief in destiny pulls her toward the mid-western plains when her father is assigned to Fort Leavenworth.

Tahiska is a Lakota Indian on a mission of honor and vengeance. His father and uncle were brutally murdered by two soldiers, and he has journeyed to the fort to seek out these killers.

In need of an interpreter, he is linked to Kristina by unlikely circumstances. Kristina is immediately attracted to the exotic, handsome, irresistible Indian, just as he is drawn to the pale-haired, courageous, outrageous female. But because of tremendous cultural differences, they fight this very dangerous--even mystical--attraction.

Rich in historical detail, especially in Indian culture and beliefs, LAKOTA SURRENDER goes beyond the typical Indian romance adventure. Bittersweet, entrancing and astonishingly introspective, its depth is immensely gratifying. The caring between Kristina and Tahiska evolves into a love that can take on the world. Karen Kay's upbeat read cannot fail to carve a special niche and will leave readers with a warm glow. SENSUAL

Gail Collins, Romantic Times Reviewer

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SENECA SURRENDER

SENECA SURRENDER – Gen Bailey
Warriors of the Iroquois
Berkley Sensation
ISBN: 978-0425233849
April 2010
Historical Romance

1755, the American colonies. While the English and French fight for control of the North American continent, the American Indians fight for their lives. Another war rages, however, within the heart of one Seneca warrior and a white woman in danger...

Indentured servant Sarah Strong has met with more than her share of troubles en route to New Hampshire with her young charge. She's been set upon by war parties and tossed about by river rapids, only to fall over a mountain-high waterfall. And the dangers keep coming...

A reclusive Seneca Indian, White Thunder has only one purpose in life: to find and kill the man who murdered his beloved wife. But when he stumbles across the injured, desperate Sarah, White Thunder finds what could turn out to be a new purpose.

Now, if the pair can only put aside their many differences, they might find what they've been looking for all along...

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SENECA SURRENDER
KAREN KAY
ISBN# 978-0425233849
April 2010
Berkley Sensations
375 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014
Paper Back
$7.99
304 Pages
Historical Romance
Ratings: 5 Cups or stars

Sarah Strong is an indentured servant who has endured many struggles while traveling to New Hampshire. When she meets White Thunder, it may be her greatest yet.

White Thunder vowed to find his wife’s killer no matter how long it took. When he finds an English woman washed up on shore, he has no idea the impact she will make on his heart.

White Thunder knew that with the war surrounding them, he needed to keep Sarah hidden in a safe place. He had no idea why he was helping an English woman, but he could not leave her to die. He was trying to go on with his life and not worry about the French and Indian War. The war only wanted to take control of Indian land. For the past fifteen years, he has been searching for the man who murdered his wife. With five years left to serve her master, stumbling upon White Thunder proves a greater undertaking for Sarah during her journey. Can the two find a common bond among such struggling conflict?

Seneca Surrender is a tale with true-fold characters that open up their heart, emitting real emotions. Sarah and White Thunder live up to the happenings around them and try to accept things while enduring hardships. I enjoyed their conversation, their cultures, even though separate, and how they reached out to each other. With tormented souls, they do everything to find a way to become one. The secondary characters enhance the story making it even more realistic. Karen Kay writes a story enabling the reader to feel the pain, agony, anguish, peril, and racism that goes much deeper, within the characters, of some of the people, in the story, to make this read remarkably good. She pens an outstanding extraordinary story beyond words.

Cherokee
Reviewer for Coffee Time Romance & More

"(A) great read...Completely mesmerizing."
Publishers Weekly WW Ladies' Book Club

"Heated passion" -- Romance Readers Connection

BLACK EAGLE

BLACK EAGLE – Gen Bailey
Warriors of the Iroquois
Berkley Sensation
ISBN: 978-0-425-22818-0
May 2009
Historical Romance

With the English and the French at each other's throats, struggling for control of the North American continent, the battle lines have been drawn, changing forever the fates of a Mohawk warrior and a desperate woman on the run.

After Marisa Jameson overhears her uncle's plot to destroy a Dutch town for his own gain, she threatens to expose him -- and is forced to run for her life. Preferring to brave the war outside rather than the more dangerous one at home, she accepts an invitation to visit a friend.

Mesmerized by Marisa's beauty, a Mohawk warrior named Black Eagle volunteers to act as her guide through the wild forests of New England. However, he soon senses an unexpected danger and comes to suspect Marisa may not be all that she appears.

Caught in the cross fire of a war, and with a deadly assassin hot on their trails, Marisa and Black Eagle discover that trusting each other is the onlly way to outrun the enemy -- and that love may be the only way to survive.

Please note:

Gen Bailey is a pseudonym for author, Karen Kay. This is a different sort of book for me. Although it is strictly in the Native American genre, it is a faster paced book than what I usually write. I hope you will enjoy it and the new name.

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Praise for Karen Kay's books:

Lake George area, and Albany, New York – 1755

Black Eagle, a Mohawk, runs through the forest to get help for his friend, Sir William Johnson, who has been wounded in battle. The Iroquois Federation, made up of six different tribes, is peaceful, but they have gotten involved in the white man’s war. Sides have been chosen, either for the French or for the English.

Marissa’s parents died on the trip to the new world, so she lives in the home of her step-uncle, John Rathburn, a stern, taciturn man. Her maid, Sarah, ten years older, is her best friend. Marissa overhears her step-uncle planning to burn out a group of Dutch settlers so that he can confiscate their land. When Marissa confides this to Sarah, she is appalled. Is this what happened to her own family when her parents died in a fire and she was obliged to take on their debt and become a servant in the Rathburn home? Marissa formulates a plan to thwart John Rathburn’s evil plans.

Black Eagle is sent with messages to the home of John Rathburn, where he encounters Marissa. His heart is taken with her even though he knows they are from different worlds so nothing can come of it. He pays her extravagant compliments. Marissa is also attracted to the handsome Mohawk.

Rathburn realizes that Marissa knows too much about his nefarious schemes, and decides that deadly accidents shall befall Marissa and her maid as they travel to New Hampshire. He hires Thompson, a man he's hired from time to time, for the task, and, in turn, Thompson, afraid for his scalp, hires a scout to guide them through the Abernaki Indian territory. He hires Black Eagle, the best scout in the area.

The author has done a lot of excellent research in relating this tale of early America, reminiscent of The Last of the Mohicans. It is amazing to think of that part of the country as a wilderness, beautiful and serene, with only various Indian tribes in the area. A touching love story, Marissa tries to do the right thing, and Black Eagle is a strong, handsome man, very loving and protective. Their attraction cannot be denied as they travel with a murderer trailing them, waiting for his chance to kill the women. As a secondary character, Sarah is a strong woman who passed so much of her life in servitude. She is a good friend to Marissa. John Rathburn is greedy and doesn’t hesitate to kill to get what he wants.

BLACK EAGLE is a wonderful tale with characters who are adventurous and courageous during a fascinating time in our history. Readers are sure to enjoy this beautiful story. One string is left hanging in this tale – perhaps the next book will be Sarah’s.

Marilyn Heyman

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BLACK EAGLE BLACK EAGLE – Gen Bailey Warriors of the Iroquois Berkley Sensation ISBN: 978-0-425-22818-0 May 2009 Historical Romance

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BLACK EAGLE

BLACK EAGLE – Gen Bailey
Warriors of the Iroquois
Berkley Sensation
ISBN: 978-0-425-22818-0
May 2009
Historical Romance