A love between two very different men is put to the test. John Strobaw, a young mixed-blood, grows up in the relative security of a family farm after the Civil War. His mother raises her family as Americans, but his foster brother, Matthew Brandt feels his red blood more keenly and leaves to ride with Crazy Horse. John doesn’t understand the longing he feels for his absent companion until he has his first sexual experience with a man and he only thinks of Matthew. After the murder of Crazy Horse, Matthew makes his way back home. John fights hard against a growing lust for Matthew, but when he ultimately succumbs, he is lost to this handsome, dusky warrior. Just when the future looks bright, another suitor appears -- a handsome Cheyenne army scout, and trouble looms on the horizon.

Echoes of the Flute

“Thank the good Lord you two come up,” Dusty said. He didn’t look any worse for the wear, but Barnaby had a blood-covered sleeve. He’d been hit in the left shoulder.


“Came to see why you were late. Anybody else hurt?” Matthew asked.


“Nope. Our passengers and me’re all okay. Made as hornets, but okay.”


I inspected the trace horses while Dusty tended to Barnaby. The other animals were agitated, but all seemed unhurt except for the one that was down. “What happened?”


“We was going along just fine when all of a sudden, Big Black stumbled and went over. Seconds later, we heard a gun boom.”


“The man with the Sharps,” Matthew said, earning a questioning look from the driver. “He sent us ducking for cover when we started shooting.”


Chapter 56