Janelle Taylor

ProloguefMarch 13, 1867 Savannah, Georgia"You aren't going to die, Johanna Chapman; I won't let you.""You heard what the doctor said, Ginny; it's too late.""I won't let it be too late; I'll find a way to save you. I'll get another doctor to treat you. He'll make you well; you'll see.""We must face...

PROLOGÜEtSeptember 1797 Big Horn Mountainsí i T t must be done on the next moon, my love." Strong Rock I told his grieving wife. "Kionee has seen the passings of five L hot seasons, and Atah has given us no son. She is the oldest of our daughters; it is her duty, her sacred honor as a chosen one....

Cnapter OmLondon, England March 11, 1896Laura Leigh Webster was annoyed by the late invi-tation with its ring of a summons. She did not mind having dinner with her stepuncle and guardian, Lord Chadwick Hamilton, but she hated to endure another unpleasant evening with his petulant lover Louisa and...