“You will drink?” “No,” she whispered. Hunter uncapped the gourd and pressed it upon her. “You must drink, Blue Eyes.” “No.” Hunter… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“Hunter knew he should go directly to the central fire. It was the custom for warriors to give a public recounting after… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“Hunter had been proud of few possessions during his life. He had, of course, been proud of his first bow and his… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“You aren’t lost, Hunter. The words in your song will guide you. And when you falter, your Great Ones will lead you--to… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“My heart is filled with great love for you,” he whispered. Tears sprang to Loretta’s eyes. She couldn’t name the emotion that… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“Hunter spread the pallet and motioned for her to lie next to him. Keeping her back to him, she stretched out on… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“I would like to make arrangements with you--to take her as my wife. Not right away, of course. When she grows old… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“When he tried to picture what his life would be like without her, he saw only emptiness. She had to believe him.… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“I have tried everything, Father. I’ve been kind to her. I’ve promised my strong arm will be hers forever into the horizon,… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“Oh, Hunter, if I rode into this village with the tosi tivo and killed your people, how would you feel?” His face… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“Hunter, I have no brothers. You are my brother. My wife is dead. My child is dead. My parents are dead. Must… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“Knowing what he wanted, he went after it with single-minded intensity, until a hoarse moan ripped from her and she arched toward… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“A blur of movement, Hunter threw the fur onto the riverbank and waded toward her. She couldn’t touch bottom and, despite the… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“Knowing what he wanted, he went after it with single-minded intensity, until a hoarse moan ripped from her and she arched toward… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“Hunter bent his head and pressed his face against her hair. The next instant she felt his lips on her neck. She… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“You’d better keep her tied.” “Why?” A yawn stretched Hunter’s dark face. “Because she’s looking skittish.” “She’s naked.” Sheathing his knife, Hunter… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“My heart is on the ground, Hunter. My uncle can’t find Santos. He says no one but a Comanche would know how… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“When at last Hunter drew back for air, his dark eyes were cloudy with tenderness. He smiled a slow, thoughtful smile and,… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“If I don’t take her back to her wooden walls, she will die.” Hunter met his father’s steady gaze across the leaping… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“Stay back!” she cried. “I come. Choose your mark, Blue Eyes, and drive the blade deep. You have one strike.” When he… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“Hunter slipped from the bed and grabbed his breeches to pull them on. Bathed in moonlight, the planes of his body were… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“Willow leaves swayed before Hunter’s eyes, but his gaze held fast, riveted on the slender girl as she tried to break his… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“Hunter drew her back against his chest and bent his head to press his face to her hair. “Blue Eyes…” He trailed… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“Did I test your patience, my father?” Many Horses seemed to ponder that question a moment. “I found myself short on patience… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“Hunter?” She grasped his shoulders for support, digging her nails into his flesh. “Hunter?” “I am here. Be easy.” He slid a… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“They drifted back to reality slowly, limbs entwined, heartbeats erratic, bodies shimmering with sweat. Hunter drew her head onto his shoulder, unwilling… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“Strangling fear surged up his throat. Amy, skirts flying, blond hair a gleaming target, was running in a straight line for the… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“You aren’t going to get her? She’s your wife. Her place is beside you.” “A man cannot own a woman, cousin. He… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“Hunter’s name drifted to him on the wind, the call barely discernible yet shrill, like the whisper of a lost soul searching… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“All my children would be--” Hunter rolled his eyes. “Can you see me, surrounded by White Eyes?” “Ah, that is the trouble.… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“A-are you going on a raid tomorrow after you take me home?” He glanced up from his work. “With this? His dark… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“You’d better keep her tied.” “Why?” A yawn stretched Hunter’s dark face. “Because she’s looking skittish.” “She’s naked.” Sheathing his knife, Hunter flopped on… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“I have such great love for you, little one. Such great love.” “I love you just as much, Hunter. I thought I’d die when… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“Blue Eyes, you will say yes to me?” “Tonight? Now?” “Yes, tonight. Before this time between us passes.” When she sat, silent, watching, Hunter… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“My heart is filled with great love for you,” he whispered. Tears sprang to Loretta’s eyes. She couldn’t name the emotion that caused them,… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“I’m in no need of matrimony, Father. I still have my honor.” Hunter jerked her to his side and, in an ominously even voice,… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“You know, I should start thinking on names. I have to be over two months gone. A name is important. Especially for this baby.”… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“As he tightened his embrace around her, he knew he'd made the right choice. He held the whole world in his arms.” — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“You will tell your sons and daughters about me, yes?” Hunter wished he could weep, but the tears were dammed behind his lids, aching… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“Speaking of pits in plum pudding, do you remember your sister’s first attempt? Your grandfather broke off his only remaining tooth trying to eat… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“You ever seen what they do to a captive white woman? If you ask me, them Injuns got exactly what was coming to ’em.”… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“I would like to make arrangements with you--to take her as my wife. Not right away, of course. When she grows old enough.” The… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“ Toquet , it is well, little one. It is finished, eh?” She panted, tossing her head. “It h-hurts!” “It will pass,” he assured… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
