"Native American ties with nature and spirit beautifully portrayed . . . multiple layers of mystique and suspense . . . an absolutely beautiful tragedy. The twists and turns will keep pages flipping wildly. Lure: Jesse & Hawk definitely deserves a spot as a reader's favorite. -Viola Robbins, InD'tale Magazine, April 2022
"With fluid prose, vivid sensual descriptions of the lush natural world, and her well-developed characters, Hawkin has created a captivating read, while subtly making us aware of the plight of missing Indigenous women . . . a reverence for Indigenous culture" -Blank Spaces, Ottawa Review of Books
Reluctant lovers scarred by guilt-
A feisty heroine mourning a loss and a grieving hero hiding from himself.
The fragile bones of a missing Indigenous girl
A corrupt cowboy sheriff and a pair of no-good locals
Lost on the Chippewa reservation
Wolves. Cougars. Bears.
Injured. Stalked. Abducted.
How will their love survive?
Can Hawk save Jesse's life with his Native American ways?
Or will she save his soul?
Hawk is a wounded doctor bent on losing himself on the Chippewa reservation in Minnesota.
Jesse's a vegan nature photographer trying to find herself on that same wild land.
When Hawk shoots the deer that Jesse's photographing, passions flare. Then Jesse hears that Hawk's friend is dying and sets off alone on horseback to warn him. He deserves the chance to say goodbye she never had.
But danger lurks everywhere near the small Midwestern town of Lure River.
Jesse's just discovered the twenty-year-old bones of a missing Indigenous girl in her shed and drawn the unwanted attention of two local men.
Can Hawk find Jesse before they find her?
Ruby Little Bear's tragic tale weaves through the narrative, reminding us that one moment can change everything.
Romantic Suspense-Small Town Grit.