"Wonderful Indian romance by debut author."

Sadie Pritchard and her two young sons find a safe haven in an abandoned cabin on Lake Okoboji in Iowa. She needs a place to convalesce with her boys and heal from a marriage wrought with pain and suffering.

After being gone four months, Sam "Mac" MacAllister returns home with his infant daughter to find his cabin inhabited by strangers. Sadie finds the tall, handsome stranger intimidating and dangerous, until she looks into his eyes and sees kindness and compassion. As they become friends, she finds that as powerful as Mac's body is, his character is even stronger. Mac and Sadie try building a life together. The little cabin on the lake is the first place Sadie has ever felt safe. Her boys are happy and she feels good in Mac's arms. Mac has never known anyone as sweet as Sadie. She teases him with her innocence and entices him with her gentle spirit.

However, The Sioux nation is in agony and Calhoun County, Iowa, is in a state of unrest. Life is good for Mac and Sadie, until the fateful day the Sioux come calling.

WISHES ON WATER is an unbelievable journey. Debut author Dana George gifts us with a story that begins with tenderness and tranquility, the yearning for safety and love and the hope for a peaceful tomorrow. She awakens all of our senses in this beautiful story of love, hope, unbelievable strength and second chances. Trouble is inevitable and we're taken on an adventure one must read to believe. It's an intense story of the suffering of the Sioux nation, heart-wrenching and painfully real. You must read this incredible story, and always remember: there's no place like home.

Reviewed by Suzanne Tucker
Posted August 16, 2004