A 19th-century Kansas schoolteacher pens a sealed memoir revealing how she and the village women of Stony Creek behaved during a Confederate occupation along the Missouri.
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Two ranch hands and a woman in a secluded valley catch stray cattle along the Oregon trail while an attraction simmers between them.
In lawless Indian Territory, a young girl and a man share a flirtatious interlude while panning for gold and evading dangers from a ranch.
A newcomer on his first day in a strange frontier settlement navigates unfamiliar customs, meals, and the openly sexual culture surrounding him.
A grizzled mountain man in 1840 reflects on two decades of trapping life as he considers trading his wilderness existence for a farm and a wife at the last Rendezvous.
An American western frontier story introducing characters and setting before romance blooms between them.
In 1861 Northern Texas, childhood friends Pete and Abigail reunite for a passionate encounter that introduces the larger story to come.
A frontier settler narrates the Comanche wedding ceremony of Running Wolf and Bright Moon, surrounded by visiting friends and family.
A frontier settler earns his Indian name 'White Eagle' and is made sub-chief, standing his ground against the U.S. Army to protect his adopted village of peaceful natives.
During a harsh frontier winter, a rancher couple prepares for a neighbor's unexpected visit as their food supplies dwindle.