Title: The Fight for Identity
Series: The Good Fight, #3
Author: Andrew Grey
Genre: Interracial/Contemporary Romance
Length: Novel (200 pages)
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (May 10th 2013)
Heat Level: Explicit
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥5Hearts
Blurb: Will Martin’s racist father, Kevin, hates Native Americans and wants to keep them off his property, never mind that part of the ranch land is sacred ground for the Sioux. When they request access for prayer, Kevin refuses—but Will doesn’t share his father’s views. Ever since he first saw Takoda Red Bird during one of the Sioux sacred ceremonies, Will has been fascinated. He grants the tribe access.
Takoda defies Kevin on a regular basis. He often sneaks to the sacred site on the rancher’s land for prayer and knows Will has seen him there. When, out of spite, Kevin places the land up for auction, Takoda knows it is time for action and bands together with Will to stop the sale.
In the fight that follows, Will gets more than he expected. He starts out helping the tribe preserve their identity… and ends up finding his own.
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Reviewer: Tams
Review: Will Martin left his beloved ranch and racist father behind when he left for college, and he’s been home little since, until now. Back working the ranch and determined to stop his father from selling it, he stumbles upon Takoda on part of the ranch that is sacred to the Sioux. Before Will’s grandfather died he did his best to teach him about the Sioux and why the land was sacred to them. He looks to Takoda to fill in the gaps. As Will learns more about the Sioux he finds himself falling for the sexy Native American.
Will has never hidden his sexuality from his father. Kevin Martin’s doesn’t understand how or why his so
n is attracted to other men, but he loves his son. He saves his hatred for the Sioux. When his son falls in love with one of the men he has spent his adult life hating, will he make his son choose between him and the man he loves? Takoda can see the writing on the wall and pushes Will away.
Will doesn’t intend to let Takoda go quite so easily and makes that perfectly clear when he invites Takoda to his home for dinner, with his father. With Takoda’s help Will tries to discover the root cause of his father’s hatred of the Sioux. When Will learns the truth not only about his father’s deep seeded anger, but secrets of his own past, will it be more than he can handle?
I love this series. The research Grey has put into all the characters from all three books is spectacular and it is conveyed well in the writing. Will, Takoda and Kevin are all multi-faceted characters with realistic issues and complicated lives. The concept behind the ranch and the land and why it’s sacred to the Sioux was intriguing. Mix that with the various storylines individually as well as intertwined and you have a fantastic read.
I would highly recommend this book, this series, any Andrew Grey book! His ability to capture human emotion and put it to pen and paper is uncanny and downright sexy as hell!