Lee Masters, a handsome young cowboy, is fired from his cattle drive when his sexual orientation is discovered. Frustrated and angry, he rides to a mountain lake where he meets a Dakota native named Tatanka, who is also exiled from his tribe for refusing to adhere to tribal custom for braves who prefer men to women. They strike up a friendship, which readily turns to love. Their family is completed when a young Indian, Sleeps With Dogs, insists they take him with them on their search for a home.<br><br>Their quest to find acceptance in either the white man's world or the native population is a difficult journey. Can two men who love each other find a place in the harsh reality of the western wilderness, or will they always be walking in two worlds?

Walking in Two Worlds

“And will you allow this child…” Lee became aware Sleeps With Dog was standing in front of him and Tatanka with his back pressed against their legs. “…to be taken to their bosom. To be nurtured in their perverted ways?”


“Never!” screeched Mrs. Wallace. To Lee it sounded like the screech of a bird of prey. 


With one motion she snatched Sleeps With Dog to her. She spread her arms which turned into wings, her legs turning bird-like with huge talons. With these talons she clutched the boy and rose into the air. The roof of the building disappeared. The woman-hawk and Sleeps With Dog, clutching Small Puppy, who had appeared out of nowhere, flew up and out of sight. 


Lee turned frantically to Tatanka. The brave looked impassive, as if nothing at all had happened. 


“Let us all turn in our hymnals to page 298 and sing Let Us Gather at the River,” said the Reverend Wallace. 


Chapter 25