Santa Fe Trilogy Series by Shirl Henke

"Theirs will not be an easy path to travel, but they are fated to love." So spoke the Indian medicine woman when Night Wind led his Spanish captive into the remote Apache stronghold. Proud and untamable as a lioness, Orlena vowed she would never submit to the renegade who nightly teased her body into a frenzy of longing. For though his searing touch promised ecstasy, his heart was filled with hatred... more"Theirs will not be an easy path to travel, but they are fated to love." So spoke the Indian medicine woman when Night Wind led his Spanish captive into the remote Apache stronghold. Proud and untamable as a lioness, Orlena vowed she would never submit to the renegade who nightly teased her body into a frenzy of longing. For though his searing touch promised ecstasy, his heart was filled with hatred. A long-ago betrayal had made this man her enemy, but a bond even stronger than love would make her...Night Wind's Woman. less

An aristocrat by birth, an Apache by training, Red Eagle was a renegade by choice. Running from the past, he had no desire to become entangled with the haughty beauty who hired him to guide her across the treacherous Camino Real to Santa Fe. Elise Louvois was an enigma at best, a possibly fatal distraction at worst. Her cool violet eyes betrayed none of her secrets, but her warm, willing body came alive beneath his masterful touch... moreAn aristocrat by birth, an Apache by training, Red Eagle was a renegade by choice. Running from the past, he had no desire to become entangled with the haughty beauty who hired him to guide her across the treacherous Camino Real to Santa Fe. Elise Louvois was an enigma at best, a possibly fatal distraction at worst. Her cool violet eyes betrayed none of her secrets, but her warm, willing body came alive beneath his masterful touch. She would risk imprisonment, capture by Indians, and tornadoes, but she would not risk her vulnerable heart. Mystified, Red Eagle was certain of but one thing—the spirits had destined her to be...White Apache's Woman. less

With the Mississippi beckoning, Colonel Samuel Shelby is eager for his mission: making peace with the fierce Osage Indians. He is certain the task will prove easier than making peace with his faithless wife. The dangerous wilderness seems a welcome refuge...until he meets beautiful, headstrong Olivia St. Etienne... moreWith the Mississippi beckoning, Colonel Samuel Shelby is eager for his mission: making peace with the fierce Osage Indians. He is certain the task will prove easier than making peace with his faithless wife. The dangerous wilderness seems a welcome refuge...until he meets beautiful, headstrong Olivia St. Etienne. When the fire-haired Olivia discovers that her guardian plans to sell her as a mistress to the darkly handsome colonel whom she dreamed would marry her, the heartsick girl flees, only to be cast unwillingly into his arms. Together, Olivia and Samuel must survive the savage wilderness, engaged in a battle of wills which both vow to win, but which both are fated to lose. From ballrooms along the Potomac to Osage lodges on the Missouri, from rowdy St. Louis down the mighty Mississippi to elegant New Orleans, the lovers discover a passion as wild, as turbulent, and as deep as the rivers. less