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

“You’re doing it to him, aren’t you?”


My eyebrows climbed. “That is no more your affair than you flogging your own staff is mine.”


“Hah! I don’t get as noisy as you two when I do it.”


He pointed to the tip of his penis jutting up out of the water. “I am being a man about it.”


“Go take care of it on your own.” I got out of the pool before my staff betrayed me. I didn’t linger, but I suspect Lucas proceeded to take care of his need. The thought of it almost drove me back to the crick.


That evening, I lit a couple of lamps in the loft and pulled out some of my books. Lucas showed no interest in looking at the letters making up words but could not hide his curiosity about the passages I read aloud. At least, it was a start.


Chapter 28