Product Description

In the space of twenty-four incredible hours, Katarina 'Rini' Herelius finds herself hopelessly in love with an exotic mystery-man with no name or face, and pregnant with his child. More than anything she wants to keep him and her baby, but life has a way of playing the cruelest tricks . . .

The last thing in the world Coleton Lonetree expects to find at the Cardinal Ranch Powwow is the love of his life. But when he takes the guilelessly sensual tourist woman into his arms and kisses her, he knows exactly what has been missing from his empty existence-a woman like her. He is determined to make her his for all time, and stakes his claim in the most elemental of ways.

When she fails to show up for their rendezvous the next day, he is devastated. Despite his desolation over her disappearance, the successful lawyer dreams of the woman from the powwow for seven long months. That is, until he finds her, large with his child, at a colleague attorney's office. He believes she is arranging to turn his baby over to strangers for adoption.

This is one abandonment he will fight to his last breath.

He proposes a marriage of convenience. Rini agrees, on the condition that they have separate beds. But neither can deny their overpowering attraction, a passion that sizzles between them with every look or accidental touch. Over the coming months they realize what they feel for each other is so much more than merely physical, but are terrified to acknowledge it, even in their innermost secret thoughts.

Slowly, they learn to trust.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1239498 in Books
• Published on: 2001-05-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Debbie Richardson, Romantic Times Magazine
"Nina Bruhns tells a moving story in WARRIOR'S BRIDE with characters of depth and sparks that will be felt by readers."

From the Publisher
More breathtaking passion from the award-winning author of CATCH ME IF YOU CAN!

From the Author
WARRIOR'S BRIDE was a very emotional book for me to write. I got the idea from listening to the heart-tugging experiences of an acquaintance. She had adopted a wonderful little Native American boy, but she deeply resented the interference of the baby's tribe. My story is about a man who was adopted into a similar situation, and how it later affected his search for self-identity and love as an adult.

But it's also a very sensual book--a classic intimate stranger fantasy, which is my personal favorite. When the heroine meets the hero at a powwow, she is literally swept off her feet by this incredible man. In one truly unforgettable night, her life is changed forever.

The underlying theme of the book is an exploration of family, what constitutes a family, society's perception of it, and how we react to the stress of not having what we consider a 'real' family. The hero, Cole, is adopted outside of his culture, and resents his biological mother, resulting in a deep feeling of personal rejection. The heroine, Rini, is forced to consider the option of adoption when she finds she is pregnant with no means of supporting the child by herself. Each comes from less than ideal family situations, yet together they face their fears and mistrust, and approach the monumental task of carving out the model of true family they both yearn for. All the while falling in love, of course!

Customer Reviews

AWESOME!!!
Warriors Bride is such a great book!! I have read it twice and love it more each time I read it! Nina Bruhns did a wonderful job writing this. I hope she does a second book so we can find out how Cole, Rini and Chance are doing in their lives.

Couldn't get past Colton's and Rini's issues
At a summer festival, Katarina "Rini" Herelius falls in love with a disguised Indian warrior. She wants to be with him more than anything, but believes he'll only do to her what her ex-fiance did: cheat on her.

Colton Lonetree didn't expect to find the love of his life at the Cardinal Ranch Powwow, but his encounter with Rini shows him what's been missing from his life. He wants to be with her forever, but she disappears without any explanation.

Six months later, Colton finds Rini at a fellow attorney's office -- pregnant with his child. He assumes she's giving the baby up for adoption, but Rini is only exploring her options.

Through a marriage of convenience, both Colton and Rini learn about themselves -- and each other. There's a strong physical attraction between them which develops into love -- that neither wants to acknowledge because they're afraid of being hurt again. Yet, slowly, each makes an effort to trust.


Stephanie's Review . . .

I was left wanting more with this story.

A pet peeve of mine -- it seems that the internal conflicts between Colton (adopted by a white family, believing he was abandoned by his birth mother, married and divorced at a young age, thus having a fear of rejection) and Rini (rocky relationship with her mother and leaving a womanizing fiance, thus having low self-esteem and a fear of rejection) could have probably easily been talked out. As I read, I just kept asking, "Why don't you two just talk? It's obvious you want each other. Just talk."

I couldn't get past Colton and Rini both being so stubborn. Stubborn to the point of not being willing or wanting to work through their issues. They both want each other to understand, but they refuse to make the effort themselves.

Wow! COLTON LONETREE - WHEREFORE ART THOU?
You must know by now by reading the other reviews what the story is about.

It was great the way Cole kind of converted Rini's sister Alex finally to appreciate him.

Meeting Cole's adopted parents and finding out how loving and wonderful they were and to find that he has a half brother Billy increased his family ties along with his cousins on the Rez. I had full sympathies for Cole's birth mother. Loved meeting her and hearing her story.

I was kind of chuckling when Jeff turned up and really appreciated the turn of events his inclusion brought about. Can't say much for Cole's ex-wife though. Selfish little witch, but human.

But, Oh boy, if her next story isn't about Cole's best friend, Roman "Renegade" Santangelo I will certainly have a fit. [grin]

This was one truly great story -- still can't get over the introduction -- Fantastic! Wow! my kind of Warrior!
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED -- Please don't miss it.