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InthisdazzlingprequeltotheNewYorkTimesbestsellersTheCowboyandTheTexan,JoanJohnstontakesusbacktoatimewhenTexaswasayoungandwildrepublic,andthreestrong-willedsisterscarvedoutadestinythatwouldspawntwolegendarydynasties.HereisthespellbindingtaleofawomancapturedbyComanches—andoftheproudwarriorwhovowstomakeherlovehim.BorntoawhitefatherandhisIndianbride,LongQuietbelievedhisdestinylaywithhisComanchebrothers.ButhisheartsecretlybelongedtoBayleighStewart,daughteroftherichestcottonplanterinTexas,who’dbeenabductedbyamaraudingbraveandsoldtothehighestbidder.Foryearshe’dsearchedfortheviolet-eyedbeauty,andnowastrangetwistoffateledhimtoher.CalledShadowbyhercaptors,Bayhadalmostgivenuphopeofrescue,whenaruggedstrangerinbuckskinsappeared,riskinghislifetobringherhome...andawakeningapassionthatburnedhotandtrue.Bayknewherplacewaswithherfamily.ButLongQuiethadn’tfoundheronlytoloseheragain.Hehadtoconvincethiswoman—hiswoman—thathertruehomewaswithhim...astogethertheywouldfightforalovestrongenoughtobridgetwoworlds....