Black Hills (2009) (edit title/settings)

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• Lillian "Lil" Chance: A wildlife biologist who runs a Wildlife Refuge in South Dakota
• Cooper "Coop" Sullivan: Formerly a cop and PI, now helps his grand parents out on their farm.
• Lucy Wilks: Cooper's grandmother
• Sam Wilks: Cooper's grandfather
• Joe Chance: Lil's father
• Jenna Chance: Lil's mother
• Tansy Spurge: Lil's best friend
• Farley Pucket: Workhand taken in by Coop's grandparents years ago, has a yen for Tansy
• Dr. Matt Wainwright: Veterinarian at the refuge
• Willy Johannsen: Sheriff
• Ethan Howe: Former volunteer at the refuge
• Mary Blunt: Office assistant at the refuge
• James Tyler: Hiker who goes missing
• Gull Noduck: Farmhand who works for Coop
• Sueanne Spurge: Tansy's mother
• Lucius Gamble: Tech worker at the refuge
• Brad Dromburg: Friend of Coop's who owns a security company, Safe and Secure
• Carolyn Roderick: Former refuge volunteer
• Jesse Noduck: Gull's brother who once had a crush on Lil
• Melinda Barrett: Hiker
• Boris: Tiger housed at the refuge
• Cleo: Jaguar taken into the refuge; previous owners had her as a pet
• Delilah: Bengal tiger brought into the refuge
• Baby: Cougar housed at the refuge since birth and refused to stay in the wild; is in love with Lil

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• “Jenna watched them go out, then looked at her husband. "Oh," she said. He gave her a weak smile. "I was heading more toward: oh, shit."”

  Jenna and Joe Chance

• “"Sorry, Tans, but you‘re sitting there, stress-eating Fritos and telling me a good man, a really good man, loves you and wants you. A man you had multiple orgasms with—I assume." "Yes, multiple was a factor. He‘s very . . . attentive and energetic." "Now you‘re just bragging."”

  Lil and Tansy talking about Farley

• “Lil felt him touch her, just the lightest touch, a brush on her shoulder, down her arm. As if he reassured himself she was there before he got out of bed in the predawn dark. She lay, wakeful now, in the warmth of the bed, the warmth he‘d left for her, and listened to the sound of the shower. The hiss of water against tile and tub. She considered getting up herself, putting on the coffee, getting a jump on the day. But there was something so comforting, so sweetly simple about staying just where she was and listening to the water run.”

  Lil, awakening to Coop

• “Do you know how many ways love can hit you? So it makes you happy or miserable? It makes you sick in the belly or hurt in the heart. It makes everything brighter and sharper, or blurs all the edges. It makes you feel like a king or fool. Every way love can hit , it has hit me when it comes to you.”

  Coop speaking to Lil

• “Grandpa, I figure you can haul your share of shit and everyone else’s, but it’s on my way.”

  Coop to Sam

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• South Dakota: Specifically the Black Hills and Rapid City.
• New York: New York is often mentioned as this is where Coop lived when not in South Dakota

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Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Nora Roberts (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 813.54

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Profanity. Sexual content.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Romance › Authors, A-Z › ( R ) › Roberts, Nora
• Books › Romance › Romantic Suspense
• Books › Mystery & Thrillers

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Nora Roberts: Author's website

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