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The main characters fell in love unbelievably quickly and with no real exposition, and the rest of their story was rushed. The only real problem I had with Into the Wilderness was the romance. Including these characters gives Into the Wilderness depth and showcases the deeds of these men, for good and sometimes evil. The Native Americans in Bittner's novel are a proud, fierce and untamed people, with motives and loyalties that are as fundamental as those of the colonists.īittner also introduces the reader to many notable characters from American history, such as Virginia's Governor Dinwiddie, a young George Washington scouting for the British, and the Ottawa Chief Pontiac. Bittner paints a fascinating scene of colonial life, with portrayals of Native Americans that are fully-formed and three dimensional - these are no mere cigar store Indians. The details of this bloody time in American history are well-researched and chilling. I picked this one up based on a description at NoveList, but ended up torn on my rating. I enjoy historical fiction, but haven't read any historical romance in awhile. Noah and Jess save each other's lives and begin a difficult romance. On his way back to Virginia to deliver news of a French victory and massacre, Noah comes upon Jessica Matthews in the forest as a group of Native Americans attack her. This first story begins in the midst of the French and Indian war, and features Noah Wilde, Long Hunter and spy, fighting along side the French and reporting back to the English. Noah and Jess save each other's lives and begin a difficult roman Into the Wilderness is the first installment in Rosanne Bittner's American West series. Into the Wilderness is the first installment in Rosanne Bittner's American West series. Clete eventually finds his wife and son, but whether she will take him back-and whether the Iroquois man whose son she has borne will let her go-remains to be seen. While he is gone, Flo and their young son are taken captive by Iroquois, and Flo's life is irrevoably changed. Flo and Clete persist and are soon married, but true to form, Clete soon feels that he must go on another hunt if he is to keep sane. Unable to stop thinking about her soft-spoken savior, Flo eventually tells her parents of her wish to marry Clete, but is warned by her mother that long hunters, with their travelling ways, are never truly able to settle down. Florence ("Flo") Matthews is sixteen, and has her world turned upside down when a mysterious long hunter, Clete Barnes, saves her from a bear attack in the middle of the night outside her parents' cabin. The term "long hunters" refers to "Daniel Boone" type men who hunted for settlements and forts, sometimes leaving for months at a time. Into The Wilderness depicts the life of those who settled in the Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania. Rosanne Bittner launches a new romantic/historical series, Westward America!, which will look at the settling of the United States, with each book moving progressively west into a new location and era.