A train robber kidnaps the railroad heiress to save her life. One desperate act could alter the future of two nations.
Indian Territory, August 1870 - Railroad heiress Kate Parsons arrives at the border between Kansas and Indian Territory to help her temperamental father peacefully resolve a dispute between his railroad and the Cherokee Nation. The situation is tense, with soldiers poised to intervene if violence breaks out. On the eve of negotiations, Kate is abducted by a train robber attempting to steal the payroll.
Jake Colston—also known as Wa-ya, the Wolf—has the blood of warriors running through his veins. Nevertheless, he isn't eager to wage a war he knows his people cannot win. Rather than fight the smoking dragon, he had devised a clever strategy to stop it...until a courageous woman with fiery hair stumbles onto his scheme.
Rather than kill the surprised woman, Jake takes her with him. He protects her from his hot-tempered partner, who wants to ransom the troublesome woman or do away with her. Instead, Jake looks for a way to safely return his captive before anyone finds out she has been abducted and the debacle triggers a military invasion.
Of all his problems, it is Kate, with her ambitious plans, who turns out to be the most difficult one to manage. Is the woman he nicknames Redbird the incarnation of a long-ago vision or does she portend the end of line for him and his people?
E.E. Burke blends historical fiction and romantic suspense into a captivating cross-cultural story about sovereignty and conquest...and the power of love.
"Her portrayal of strong, realistic, well-defined characters and meticulous research transports readers back to the American West." New York Times bestselling author Jill Marie Landis
"Gripping, realistic western writing at its best! E. E. Burke is an exceptional storyteller!" USA TODAY bestselling author Rosanne Bittner
