Coyote Dream

I hesitated about reading this novel. In part because putting the words "romance" and "Native American" or "Indian" near each other in a plot summary raises the specter of horrific novels like Sweet Savage Love, which exist to (1) peddle poorly written soft core porn; and (2) exploit indigenous cult......more

I loved how absolutely realistic this book was - not your typical fantastical love story. Two real people, accidentally falling in love in the "real" world, and finding a way to make it work, despite their differences. I also found myself suddenly wanting to cook more . . . you'll see why (:......more

Sarah Friedman was a Jew from New York City who falls for Ben Lonefeather, who is a Navajo from the Southwest. They met when Sarah travels to the Southwest as a buyer of Native American art for her father's business. Her car breaks down and Ben, an artist who has coyote pups as pets, takes her in. N......more

Feels like a dream on a hot Saturday night in the American Southwest. You can almost feel the shimmering heatwaves rising up from the desert. Not what I expected when I began reading, this is the story of a Jewish woman and a Native American man meeting, falling in love, and marrying. It lures you i......more

This is one of my favorites for several reasons. I love the diversity, the traveling, the split stories, the description of the cooking and of course the love story. But mostly I love this book because I found it at a dollar store randomly. I've read this book three times. I'm looking forward to rea......more