Title: Berdache
Author: Lena Austin
Publisher: Aspen Mountain Press
Publisher URL: http://www.aspenmountainpress.com/
ISBN: 978-1-60168-223-9
Genre: Western {M/M} {M/M/F}
Rating: 5 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Chocolate Minx
Red Wolf returns from hunting and finds another man in his wife’s lodge. Realizing that he has been divorced, he takes his hunting bounty to his friend Lizard, who is the tribe’s much respected male two-spirited shaman. Red Wolf is not upset with his wife for choosing another; his anger comes from the stigma of being disgraced in the eyes of the tribe, but Lizard knows the true cause of Red Wolf’s troubles and welcomes him into his lodge so that he can convince the proud warrior to take the shaman training, before all is lost.
Berdache is a story of mutually spiritual and physical love, as well as the connection between human spirit and animal spirit guides. Because Lizard is a male Berdache, embodied with the female and male spirit, he is honored by the Choctaw and other tribes. Lizard is also gifted with all manner of healing which elevates his status to a much-sought-after shaman. The one thing that is missing from his life is being allowed to express his love for Red Wolf.
Author: Lena Austin
Publisher: Aspen Mountain Press
Publisher URL: http://www.aspenmountainpress.com/
ISBN: 978-1-60168-223-9
Genre: Western {M/M} {M/M/F}
Rating: 5 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Chocolate Minx
Red Wolf returns from hunting and finds another man in his wife’s lodge. Realizing that he has been divorced, he takes his hunting bounty to his friend Lizard, who is the tribe’s much respected male two-spirited shaman. Red Wolf is not upset with his wife for choosing another; his anger comes from the stigma of being disgraced in the eyes of the tribe, but Lizard knows the true cause of Red Wolf’s troubles and welcomes him into his lodge so that he can convince the proud warrior to take the shaman training, before all is lost.
Berdache is a story of mutually spiritual and physical love, as well as the connection between human spirit and animal spirit guides. Because Lizard is a male Berdache, embodied with the female and male spirit, he is honored by the Choctaw and other tribes. Lizard is also gifted with all manner of healing which elevates his status to a much-sought-after shaman. The one thing that is missing from his life is being allowed to express his love for Red Wolf.
From early childhood Red Wolf has been instilled with the ways of a warrior. It is not until he is rejected by his wife and a visit to the beautiful Chickasaw slave named Born in Moonlight that Red Wolf becomes aware of his true destiny. The amazing Lena Austin delivers a love story interwoven with some of the Native American cultural beliefs of how love is a dual joining of mind and body, in addition to how destiny is foretold by the spirit if we choose to follow the path. Berdache is an extraordinarily heartwarming and well written saga that I thoroughly enjoyed.
2 comments:
::Lena squeals like a little girl::
Chocolate honey, I wubs you!!
::Lena staightens her clothes and returns to a calm, professional state::
Ahem! Thank you for that lovely review. Please excuse me while I brag...
You earned the right to brag, this is a wonderful story full of insights and the sex scenes are really good too. I was so touched by Lizard, the whole story is extremely creative. Thank you for another beautiful adventure and I wubs you too, LOL
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