Blue horse dreaming
Melanie Wallace
'I will not live among you,' says Abigail Buwell when she is taken from her life among the savages and returned, against her will, to 'civilisation' the last military outpost on the frontier's hostile edge.
Read Time: ~6.1 hr
Song of the Willow
by Charlotte McPherren (1993)
About this book
The Tomboy Ladies didn't wear men's pants or herd cattle, nor did they curse or sneak whiskey, but Willie Vaughn did. Growing up in a household of five men, Willie could steal a base, rope a cow, and hold her own in a brawl. But she never thought she'd have to learn to seduce a man until she met the handsome and dangerous Rider Sinclair. The Lieutenant Going undercover to unmask the Vaughan's arms smuggling, Rider was prepared to romance their only daughter. But nobody warned him about the infuriating pixie with the luscious figure and stubborn temper. And nobody warned Rider he might fall in love. He'd have to separate duty from desire if he was going to nab the gang's ringleader but he hated to risk losing the fiery hellcat who'd stolen his heart.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreSong of the Willow Lead Character
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