Doris Lemcke

Raised by Santa Fe missionaries, half-Apache orphan Elena Santiago has vowed to avenge her white, guardian’s murder the Apache way. But first, she must masquerade as a white woman to deliver a message his partner in Georgia. And one look Sean O’Grady, who reminds her more of an Apache warrior than a soft, white “gentleman,” tells her he’s far more dangerous than the warning she carries.

At twenty-five, Sean O’Grady has abandoned his dream of exploring the Wild West save his childhood friend from marrying a scheming politician. When Elena arrives looking more like a Spanish lady than an Indian mission girl, he wonders if she's really who she says she is. Virgin or vixen? The question taunts him as he struggles with feelings he’s never had before. Feelings that could get them both killed.

Two untamed spirits from different worlds fighting a passion forbidden by race, culture and social status, they must learn to trust, as well as love each other if they expect to survive.