Born into a society tolerant of homosexuals, River Otter is confused by the white culture’s persecution of such men. As the war begins to wind down, Otter leaves the only home he has ever known to help Major James Morrow, commandant of Ft. Yanube, build a farm north of the fort. He begins a new life with the handsome major while coming to grips with growing hostility toward natives and rising danger from a local militia bent on eliminating all bloods from the territory.<br><br>As his physical attraction for the blond soldier slowly grows into a love perilous to both of them, Otter is distracted by personal challenges. As he struggles to survive the social and political upheaval sweeping the plains, can remain true to his own set of values?

River Otter

“Love me tonight, Otter. Love me long and gentle.”


I spread myself atop him, stretched my arms over his, and languidly made love to James.


He sighed contentedly. “I live for this moment. I dream about it in my lonely quarters at the post. Sometimes…ah, that was good…sometimes I get the urge to desert my troops and come to you.”


“I’m ready whenever you come. Having these few moments with you allows me to live the rest of my life.”


“That’s it. That’s precisely it. I would shrivel and die if I could not feel you inside me. Give it to me now. Hard.” James groaned and began rising to meet me as I lunged. “Oh, Otter! My beautiful Otter.”


Chapter 27