The following is taken from my novel,
Diantha
Book 14 in the series,
The Widows of Wildcat Ridge
(This scene involves the secondary romance in the book.)
“Manytalks Woman—how much?”
Caught off guard, Buck immediately
turned to his right where a third Ute sat his horse and stared at him as if
waiting for an answer. Buck heard Hilaina suck in her breath as she stepped
closer to him. The Ute man, older than Buck, but not as old as the one who had
first spoken, leapt off his horse and reached for a hank of Hilaina’s hair that
had escaped her bun while she had been working. Hilaina jerked her head back,
but he gripped it tight as he fingered the reddish-brown strands.
“How much?”
Hilaina slapped at the man’s hands
with both of hers and then, grabbing the hank with both her fists, jerked her
hair free of his grasp.
“I ain’t for sale!”
Buck reached over to push Hilaina
behind him as he forced his body between her and the Ute. “She’s not for sale.”
Full of apprehension, Buck watched the
Ute return to his horse for a bundle which he next spread on the ground in
front of Buck. He nodded towards Hilaina.
“How much?”
Hilaina grabbed the back of Buck’s
coat and whispered a threat. “Buckley John Kramer, don’t you dare sell me to no
Indian. I plumb ain’t going to stand for it, you hear me?”
Diantha is now available on preorder. You may read the book description and access the purchase link by CLICKING HERE. Diantha is scheduled for publication on April 1, 2019.
Loved this book Zina!
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