Romantasy Irishman and Native Woman Supernatural White Horse
Authenticity
We spent an
enormous amount of time conducting historical research and authenticating rituals,
dialect, phrasings, sayings and background events during the late Victorian era
in the American West.
Because the driving force of the story is Little
Dove of the Tohono O’odham Nation, and another main character is Eagle Eyes of
the Chiricahua Apache Nation, we asked Indian historians to read the manuscript
and verify that everything we describe is accurate for the time period. As Little
Dove’s fated mate, James, is an Irish immigrant and the man she falls in love
with, we asked an Irish author to vet our use of Irish dialect, sayings and
humor.
Not only did the historians offer
guidance on the story, characters, manner of speaking and events, they wrote about
how the narrative touched them.
Tohono O'odham
“A passionate, fun story about a young O’odham
woman and her destined love. The authors have a beautiful way of shaping words
into imagery where you picture what they describe and feel you are in the
story.”—Jose 'Husi' Cázares, MA, MS, CCC-SLP, Tohono O’odham teacher,
author
Chiricahua Apache
“It’s a
good story with lots of action, romance, and detail. The Apache girls are
rightly depicted as beautiful, tough and smart.” —Joe Saenz, historian, Co-director, Chiricahua Apache National
Foundation
Irish Author
“I was hooked from the first two sentences. Funny, serious, heartbreaking, anticipatory… all emotions evoked from powerful characters. They made me laugh, cry, worry, and fall in love. The story kept me engaged from beginning to end. It is a story weaving our much needed connection to Earth and our Ancestors with a thread of fantastical. I absolutely loved the ending. Irish readers will love the courageous warriors attuned to the magical White Horse. I want to read it again straight away.”
