Suspicion and Desire — Joanna Brandon

"This is who and what I am," Alida declared defiantly. Her mysterious disappearances had made Logan suspect she had another lover. He'd been prepared for the worst. But the raven-haired beauty who stood before him in fringed buckskin took him completely by surprise. She'd tried to keep her secret: She was head of a tiny Indian tribe struggling to elude government census takers. With Logan Tanner, Alida had found a passion she'd never dreamed of. But she was determined to care for her own people in her own way. Could she trust Logan, accept the protection--and the love--he was offering without compromising her people or her heart?