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

“We’re gonna need a cook stove. Besides, I want to try and take care of a problem. Come on. You’ll see.”


Timo was working the hammer when we came through the doors. He gave us a big smile. “Do something for you?”


“We decided to rebuild Otter’s cabin, so we’re gonna need a stove.”


“Except a stove. That might be more’n I can handle. And a water pump. The murderers stole that too.”


We agreed on a price before I undertook what I’d come to do. “Also wanted to say thanks for your help when we needed it a while back. And…to say we can’t do what we did that day anymore.”


The burly man blushed like a young swain as his eyes slid to Matthew. “Oh. That’s all right. Appreciated when…well, uh.”


“But I was thinking. You know Andre Tiller, don’t you?”


“Don’t see him too much, but he’s a pleasant fella.”


“Handsome too. It strikes me he’s in his prime and has needs. But he doesn’t have a woman, either.”


Chapter 67