Loretta couldn’t concentrate on the game long enough to figure out its rules. She had eyes only for Red Buffalo. He had joined Warrior’s family for the evening and was displaying a jovial, gentle side...
It is time I watched my grandson learn to shoot. I and my friends are placing bets. I have two horses that say he will shoot Warrior in the thigh. Old Man thinks it will be in the rump. Want to wager?...
I like your face, Blue Eyes. It is carved upon my heart.
I am young. I will give her many fine sons. She will not wail over my death for many winters.
Hunter grew amused, watching Loretta. When she threw him an accusing glance, he noted that her pupils had flared until her irises were almost black. Crimson rode her cheeks, and a rosy flush colored h...
Good-bye, my friend, she whispered.As if he had heard her, Hunter reappeared alone on the rise. Bringing his stallion to a halt, he straightened and lifted his head, forming a dark silhouette, his qui...
Dawn came in wisps of pink against a blue-gray sky. Through the trees, shafts of misty sunlight formed luminous motes of warmth along the river. Birds sang. Squirrels chattered. The low rush of the wa...
Bad things happen, Mathew. We can't see them coming, and there's often nothing we can do to prevent them. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't all live life to its fullest.
As he turned her face to study her, he said, You have more courage than you have strength, Yellow Hair. It is not wise to fight when you cannot win.Looking up at his carved features and the arrogant s...
Ah, Blue Eyes. His voice, muffled against her neck, went raw with emotion. I made no tricks against you. My heart sings only good things. It is the truth I speak.I you at the fire!They were back to t...
It with the eye of an interior decorator, and there were possibilities everywhere she looked. She moved
You will learn not to fight me, Yellow Hair. It is a promise I make for you.
You belong to this Comanche.
Why bother with me? Why not find yourself an Indian woman?It is you I want.
This stallion says , how are you, my friend. He ran a muscular arm around the black’s neck, moving in close to his shoulder. He is son to my friend who is dead. Breathe into him so he will know your s...
This small woman filled the empty places inside him, made him feel whole again.
There’s a time and a place for everything, and this isn’t it.No? He ran a hand under her blouse. I say it is a very good time.She jerked when his fingers scaled her ribs. That tickles.Without warning...
Something impressive for a boy, Ma. Amy pursed her lips. You know--like Mighty Fighter. Or Wise King. You gotta remember how Hunter thinks. They give boys grand names.Swift Antelope, for example? Lore...
Loretta reached him and dropped to her knees, trying to gather him into her arms. She couldn’t lift him. A tortured moan worked its way up her throat. With a trembling hand, she cupped the side of...
Loretta didn’t realize she had drifted off to sleep until she awoke to the delicious warmth of Hunter’s lips on her throat. She opened her eyes slowly, registering his presence beside her. A shaft of...