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Leonida Branson, a vibrant and headstrong woman living in the arid desert of the Arizona Territory, refuses to let her youth fade in a duty-bound marriage to the pompous General Porter. When she first encounters Sage, the determined Navaho chief her fiancé has pledged to defeat, she realizes that the comforts of civilization cannot rival the adventurous passion that the copper-skinned warrior awakens within her. Fortuna, Sage, smoldering with forbidden heat whenever he sees Leonida's porcelain beauty, is stunned by his own sudden feelings for her. He feels an intense desire to guide her through the ancient ways of his people and the timeless traditions of love.
First publish date: November 1, 1993
Genre: Western Fiction/Western Romance
Authors: Cassie Edwards
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