Hunter slipped from the bed and grabbed his breeches to pull them on. Bathed in moonlight, the planes of his body were gilded with silver, its contours cast into delineative shadow. Clutching a fur to...
He had once told Loretta that he would be as nothing without his people, and that was true. He would be giving up all that he was to be with her. Yet how could he live without her? The prophecy had co...
Did she know she took with her a little bit of his heart?
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...
You’re plumb addled, stealin’ off like this from a Comanche husband. Don’t you got an inklin’ of what he’ll do when he catches you?Beat me senseless, I reckon, which is why I’m not planning to get cau...
You will come to me. You will want my hand upon you. It will be so. The Great Ones have spoken it.
You sure are a purty thing, he murmured, his voice husky. I bet that buck of yours’ll be hot on our trail to git you back. That is if he ain’t dead.The stench of the man’s body filmed the lining of Lo...
We’re fine. Trust me. I rode to Hunter’s village, didn’t I?With directions from Hunter!Well, from now on I have to follow my nose.Enjoy it while you still have one.
Watching him, she was, for the first time in her life, appreciative of the male form, the smooth play of muscle in motion, the subtle grace in strength. Lean tendons roped his buttocks and thighs. Whe...
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...
The way things were going, if he was to become his woman’s friend before he became her lover, they might never move on to the second stage of their relationship.
Rosebud. Aren’t you lovely.
One unto the other, with no horizon, that is what she wants! Imagine her setting up a lodge, tanning hides, sewing, cooking, gathering wood, all by herself. And what if she became ill while I was away...
My heart rides with you, Hunter moved his hands in a light caress down Loretta’s arms, then released her. And mine remains here.
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...
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?...
If you hunger, we will have nuts and fruit, eh?Loretta swallowed a lump of air. Fruit and nuts were better than the alternative. Maybe, if she ate one nut at a time…All right, fruit and nuts.He spread...
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...
Hmm? She stopped and looked back.
