With the tip of his tongue, he outlined her ear. The words came out so slurred, she doubted he even knew he was saying them. Prairie flower, he muttered, in springtime.
Willow leaves swayed before Hunter’s eyes, but his gaze held fast, riveted on the slender girl as she tried to break his lance. With each swing of her arms, he clenched his teeth, growing angrier. The...
Why would you bother lying? Her eyes darkened. What would you gain?Your ruffles? He watched her face and knew the moment when she realized he was teasing her. You said I could steal them, yes?As I rec...
Why would he think steal you away? I’m the one victimized, the one who left her family.This saddens your heart?Of course!You must not be sad. This Comanche will bring your family to you many times.He...
Why are we camped so far from the others? she asked, striving to keep her voice calm. A fire had leapt to life some distance away, and she could hear the faint sound of the others talking.Your Aye-mee...
Who is that girl? Loretta demanded one evening.What girl? Hunter felt heat rising up his neck and avoided meeting his wife’s flashing blue gaze. girl, the one who seems to have something in her eye.Hu...
While she prayed, she listened--for Hunter, for some telltale sound that he was indeed out there, as she sensed he was. She knew, as surely as if Hunter had told her, that he was watching over her. Sh...
Where, that was the question. And Hunter had no answers. West, as the prophecy foretold? Into the great mountain ranges? The thought frightened him. He had been raised in open spaces, able to see into...
When she lowered her hands, her reflection shimmered up at her, pale and golden in contrast with the bronzed, dark-haired man next to her. Seeing herself beside him made the nightmarish situation she...
When she finally grew still, a taut silence settled over them. From the corner of his eye he could see her worrying her lip, her small white teeth sinking into the soft pink flesh. Remembering how tho...
When he tried to picture what his life would be like without her, he saw only emptiness. She to believe him.Afraid as he had never been, he reached out to her, his hand palm up and open. For an endle...
What’sa matter? You afraid I’ll get too friendly if I find out you’ve been pleasurin’ Comanches?Struggling to stay calm, she said, You’re a smart man. I heard you and your men talking. You were hired...
What is this to do with spit?It’s just a saying. When someone or something looks just like something else, it’s called a spittin’ image. I don’t know why.You do not know, but you say the words? The wo...
This Comanche has no wish for a of wives. One is sure enough plenty trouble.Are you saying I make your life miserable? If that’s the case, why did you marry me? Why didn’t you marry ?Hunter knew jeal...
This Comanche cannot change his face.And I can’t change mine.
The shock of his hand on her bare back brought her to her senses. Her eyes flew open, and she gasped. She tried to arch away from him and succeeded only in accommodating his mouth when her head fell b...
The moment will pass, but the feeling never will. ~Zeke Coulter
The laughter left his eyes. He caught her chin and turned her face, his gaze tracing the faint bruise on her cheek. His jaw tightened. He struck you?Loretta had forgotten about the shiner Henry had gi...
Swinging to his feet, Hunter scattered the fire so the flames licked feebly at the wood and threw the lodge into gentle shadows. Then he turned to regard his wife, forcing his hands to curl loosely at...
Strangling fear surged up his throat. Amy, skirts flying, blond hair a gleaming target, was running in a straight line for the wagons, Loretta right behind her. The white, spying the women, had stopp...