If I don’t take her back to her wooden walls, she will die. Hunter met his father’s steady gaze across the leaping flames. Then what will become of the prophecy? She emptied her belly of the meat brot...
I have tried everything, Father. I’ve been kind to her. I’ve promised my strong arm will be hers forever into the horizon, until I am dust in the wind. And I’ve tried bargaining with her.What bargains...
Henry jerked up his left suspender and raked his hand through his hair, looking at the hole Rachel had shot in the puncheon. What in hell you gonna tell people happened to your floor, missy?Rachel smi...
He wasn’t sure when it had happened or how, but the small woman beside him was no longer his captive; he had become hers.
Go into the house, Aunt Rachel, Loretta called. Why? What is it?I’m not sure. He comes in anger.You come with me, then!Loretta swallowed an upsurge of fear. One Indian was taller on horseback than all...
Do you sleep? Warrior asked.Hunter jerked and peered at his brother through the silvery gloom. No, , I do not sleep.Warrior spread his buffalo robe and sat down, bracing his arms on his bent knees. Co...
Do not fight. His voice was so close, it seemed to come from within her own mind. You cannot win, eh? Rest. His sleepy whispers invaded her whole being, slow, hypnotic, persuasive. He rubbed her in a...
A wonderfully hard arm encircled her, his broad wrist pressed against her spine, his long fingers fanning between her shoulder blades. She let her head fall back to accommodate his caressing mouth., s...
A loud clunk resounded behind her. She glanced over her shoulder, expecting to see her husband. Instead she looked straight into Red Buffalo’s black eyes. For an instant her heart stopped beating. She...
She touched the scar that slashed his cheek, the lifeless lips that had so frequently whispered comfort to her. If her face was carved on his heart, his was carved on her soul.
Your name, wha--what was it? Habbe what? What does it mean?Habbe Esa, Road to the Wolf, Hunter of the Wolf. My brother the wolf showed his face in my name dream.Y-your name dream? She wriggled away an...
You will lie beside me. This night and for always. You cannot run. If you do, death will ride beside you, wherever you go.
You must trust the Great Ones, If you are certain she is the woman of the prophecy, then all will be well. The song cannot come to pass if she dies.Hunter tucked in his chin to study the girl’s mud-s...
When at last she scooted over to him, Hunter experienced a feeling like none he had ever felt. It went beyond satisfaction, beyond contentment. Having her fair head on his shoulder felt perfectly righ...
What if you were attacking a farm, and you saw me at one of the windows? What would you do?I would salute you. There will be no war between us.
Well? I've had a great birthday so far. Are you going to make it the most memorable one of my life by telling me you love me back?~Isaiah Coulter
The horses have all been found. No harm was done.It took us two days to gather them! On foot! I will never hear the last of it!
Studying her small face, Hunter realized two things: he didn’t want her to be like anyone else, and, right or wrong, he had to bring this torturous waiting to an end, for both their sakes.
So we go to fight, do we?I go.Then we go with you. Hog fastened his gaze on the huddled shape under the mesquite bush for a moment. You’d do the same.Hunter mounted up. You’re certain you want to go?...
She swallowed, trying to avoid his gaze and failing miserably. When their eyes met, she felt as if the ground fell away. There was no mistaking that look in his eye. The moment of reckoning had come.