Running Fox — Cassie Edwards

Nancy Partain's life in pioneer Michigan has become a nightmare of fear and degradation since her mother remarried. Her villainous stepfather will stop at nothing-- from making her sing nightly at his sleazy saloon to involving her in his underhanded whiskey trading scheme. Forced to accompany him as an added attraction on his peddling runs to the Indian tribes, beautiful Nancy is trapped in a world without hope....

Then Running Fox, handsome chieftain of the Fox band of the Lakota tribe, steals into Nancy's night, determined to kidnap Nancy and stop her stepfather's corruption of his people.

Nancy knows nothing of desire until the moment the fierce warrior strides into her life and stirs up feelings of hope, freedom, and longing. Stolen away to eerie Ghost Island by Running Fox, Nancy finds herself falling for her abductor. But can she allow his tender passion to heal her wounded heart?