Set in the mid 19th century in Wyoming, this is
the story of Sarah Wise, the spoiled Southern belle daughter of General Wise,
who indulged his only child. So when she asked to go into the West with him and
his men, he finally agreed. And so begins the tale of Sarah’s new life.
As they move deeper into the frontier, Sarah begins to
change, as she must accept hardships of the road. She dare not complain, as it
was she who insisted on coming along.
At Fort Laramie, the young Cheyenne chief Night Hawk sees
Sarah and knows instantly the redhead he calls “Flame” is his soul mate. Sarah
recognizes him from a dream she has had, one of many dreams that tell of future
events, and is frightened. Little does she know that she is about to become his
captive.
Night Hawk steals her away and soon makes her his wife,
giving Sarah no choice in the matter. Having taken his dead brother’s wife
Little Rabbit into his tipi. Sarah mistakenly assumes the pregnant squaw is his
wife in truth, but Night Hawk merely shelters his dead brother’s pregnant wife.
Little Rabbit resents Sarah and is jealous of the love Night Hawk shows the
white woman.
Hart kept me on the edge of my seat reading all that happens
to Sarah and the Cheyenne over the next few years. There are many twists and
turns as Sarah makes a new life among the Cheyenne, tries to escape, discovers
her gift of dreams makes her a “Dreamer” to the Cheyenne and greatly prized. She
grows up and falls in love with her respected Cheyenne warrior husband. And
Night Hawk never flags in his love for her, save for when she tries to escape
and he believes she has betrayed him.
Hart’s deep research into the Cheyenne people comes through
as we experience all that it means to live among them. She brings the era to
life and adventure to the page. And she has given us some splendid characters. I
highly recommend this story!
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