"Unpredicable, superb western romance."

Ian Duncan and Faith Taylor were in love and wanted nothing more than to be married and settle down into a peaceful existence. But all that lay ahead of them were barriers that would force them apart. Underneath their exterior Faith's parents were heartless people, trying to use her as a pawn for personal gain. They tried to force her to marry Randolph Mason, a wealthy but vile man. In order to avoid her cruel fate she and Ian disappear into the night.

Ian has a special magic with training horses. So the two head to Iowa where they can realize their dreams of owning a horse farm. Jenny and Ian receive a double blessing as they celebrate the birth of twins. Though they have struggles and hardships the two face them head on with all the love that is within their family fold.

Unfortunately, the past cannot always be avoided and has a harsh way of catching up. Thirteen years into the twins, Jamie and Jenny's, young lives, they are faced with the unspeakable acts that have been done to them and their parents. The horror of the situation has lead them to an orphanage where they will spend the rest of their childhood. However, after witnessing such a cruel twist of fate, their childhood has been left behind and they face the realities as adults.

The orphanage is the not the safe haven that it is expected to be. They soon learn that people are not always what they seem, somehow they will escape this evil place. In the orphanage they meet a friend, Chase the Wind, a half breed Kiowa Indian who will stick with them. Before they are able to leave this heinous place Jenny is brutally taken from the orphanage. Jamie and Chase try to find her but she is gone without a trace.

Jamie and Chase take a job on a ranch where a kindly man has taken them in. But Jamie is never whole without Jenny and Chase only dreams of her. Will they ever reunite and find any happiness that they so richly deserve?

CHASE THE WIND is the debut novel of Cindy Holby. She takes us on an incredible journey of love, betrayal, and the will to survive. The plot is ultra fresh with unexpected twists and turns. Absolutely nothing about this book is predictable. This story is a heartwrencher, be sure to have some tissue handy! Ms. Holby is definitely a star on the rise!

Reviewed by Tami Sutton
Posted August 22, 2002

Summary

From the moment he sets eyes on Faith, Ian Duncan knows she is the only girl for him. But her unbreakable betrothal to his employer's vicious son forces him to steal his love away on the very eve of her marriage. Faith and Ian are married clandestinely, their only possessions a magnificent horse, a family Bible, a wedding-ring quilt and their unshakable belief in each other. While their homestead waits to be carved out of the Iowa wilderness, Faith presents Ian with the most precious gift of all: a son and a daughter, born of the winter snows into the spring of their lives. The golden years are still ahead, their dream is coming true, but this is just the beginning....