I couldn't finish this one. It was just not good and kind of racist. I believe that in 2019 we could be telling stories where Native Americans are not being written as beastly.

The story is a good one and a interesting read. However, the descriptive ramblings made this book difficult to get through. I found myself skipping paragraphs to get back to the story.

Lady Flora is a recent widow and with her newfound freedom she's determined to go on an adventure. This comes in the form of Pearce Longleigh, a half-Shawnee son and heir of a duke, who Lady Flora years after. When Pearce offers to guide her father through hostile Ohio Territory, Lady Flora invites herself along and the unexpected happens. Trapped in America, Lady Flora is forced to adapt and Pearce must choose between his English title and his Shawnee Freedom.

This is a decent book and some details seems pretty historically accurate, which are aspects that I adore about it. For one, Lady Flora's naivete is both charming and humorous as she tries to please Pearce by trying out frontier life, fanning herself repeatedly, and all her veils she uses to protect her delicate skin. However, I think halfway through the book, the author makes a bad decision and halts the frontier adventure when Lady Flora becomes enslaved to a Shawnee woman, named Snakeroot. While the exploration of indigenous people's lives during this period is fascinating, all that happens is Pearce and Flora become stationary and prone to bouts of lovemaking that are only one sentence long, which really isn't even about the Shawnee lifestyle.

And even though, Flora is being held ransom, there really isn't a threat to her livelihood. Additionally, when Flora does something bad and interferes with the tribe's private matters, there isn't any repercussions. It's like "oh the white lady screwed up but it's kinda okay...", which ultimately means there isn't really any conflicts towards the end. Everyone just accepts that Lady Flora and Pearce can be together and they're fine with it, which doesn't feel very accurate. So, the relationship between Flora and Pearce looses steam. As a result, the story becomes repetitive and loses its charm and sense of adventure that were present at the beginning of the story.

Lady Flora has been fascinated by Pearce Longleigh, the half-Shawnee son and heir to the Duke of Bellevue, on meeting him as a 10-year-old. When they meet again, she is a widow and her father would like to travel to America, as a means to develop funds as he finds his son, depleting the family coffers through his gambling. Pearce offers to guide Flora’s father and she, having always wanted to travel, invites herself along. This journey becomes an adventure that will change them both.
This was a fascinating story, examining American history and American-Indian relationships with Europeans. Flora find herself attempting to survive in an environment that is so foreign to all that she knows but wanting the freedom, that has been denied her in England. Her desire and love for Pearce, makes her such an amazing character as she strives to become the woman, that he can admire. Her transition was fascinating to read about. In many ways, Flora is the dominant character in this novel, and her journey from a young, innocent widow to the strong woman who faces so many battles, was so captivating, that I could not put this book down. There are so many aspects of this book to savour – amazing characters who grow in strength whilst facing adversity. This was such a fascinating time in history, which was so well interwoven with this beautiful romance. I look forward to reading more in this series.
I received an advanced review copy from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

The great character and storyline development kept me totally hooked to my kindle that I had a very hard time putting this book down! First book that I have read from this author and it definitely will not be the last!