Quade's Quest Author:Sherry Derr-Wille Little Hummingbird ran from the blue coats who murdered her mother, but found love and acceptance in the arms of a kindly missionary and his wife. With the death of her adopted mother, her missionary father insists that she must learn of her people. To do so he moves Hannah, as she is now called, to Fort Banner where her real father, Crooked Sna... more »ke, is one of the most feared men in the area.
Quade left home because of a fight with his father. Over the years he has gained battlefield promotions until sickened by war with the Indians of the Southwest, he asks for a transfer to Virginia City, Nevada. All is well until a new commanding officer finds fault with Quade and sends him back to the frontier and Fort Banner.
When Hannah captures his heart, he realizes that the story her father tells of her being from one of the Eastern tribes is far from the truth. He knows she is of a tribe much closer to the fort, possibly even that of the Cheyenne. With his capture by Crooked Snake he learns the truth, but will Hannah believe that he loves her for herself or has used her to capture her father and bring him to the military court of justice that awaits him at Fort Banner?« less