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

“Mayhap that will take some of the sand out of the likes of Captain Sam Smith,” James noted.


“Nay, none of our tribes are included. The Sioux and Northern Cheyenne made no such agreement. The treaty will little affect us in this part of the country. If anything, Smith and his kind will simply agitate for like treatment of the Council of the Seven Fires—even though they are far removed from here. But they will apply the term to any of the bloods in this area. I fear there is more trouble ahead.”


Chapter 67