Spotted Wolf was bitten by a rattlesnake on the mountain just outside the fort when he attempted to rescue the tribe Shaman who was kept captive in a cell. A beautiful paleface woman found him and was intent on keeping him alive when she was taken captive. Jennifer found herself a pawn in a struggle between their peoples as the Comanche tried to bargain with her uncle, the fort commander, for a trade. Herself, for the Comanche Shaman. And all the time she felt herself falling in love with the man she had rescued. But did he return that love enough to keep her instead of turning her over to the soldiers? If he did not release her the war that lurked between the tribe would be bloody. And could she be weak enough to allow that to happen? But is their love strong enough to save them from the past mistakes and open the future to these two hearts from different worlds?