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  “I am now.”

  “I thought—”

  “Thank you.”

  They embraced. Nate breathed deeply of her scent. Winona had a lump in her throat.

  Samuel ran over, gnawing at the rope around his wrists. “You did it!” he happily exclaimed. “They’re by God dead!”

  Randa and Chickory were close behind, Emala slower.

  “What have I told you about takin’ the Almighty in vain? Land sakes, men are thickheaded.”

  Nate turned and held out his tomahawk. “Here. Let me cut you free.”

  Emala stared at the carnage and shuddered. “Lordy. This wilderness is goin’ to take some gettin’ used to.”

  The Wilderness series:

  #1: KING OF THE MOUNTAIN

  #2: LURE OF THE WILD

  #3: SAVAGE RENDEZVOUS

  #4: BLOOD FURY

  #5: TOMAHAWK REVENGE

  #6: BLACK POWDER JUSTICE

  #7: VENGEANCE TRAIL

  #8: DEATH HUNT

  #9: MOUNTAIN DEVIL HAWKEN FURY (Giant Edition)

  #10: BLACKFOOT MASSACRE

  #11: NORTHWEST PASSAGE

  #12: APACHE BLOOD

  #13: MOUNTAIN MANHUNT

  #14: TENDERFOOT

  #15: WINTERKILL

  #16: BLOOD TRUCE

  #17: TRAPPER'S BLOOD

  #18: MOUNTAIN CAT

  #19: IRON WARRIOR

  #20: WOLF PACK

  #21: BLACK POWDER

  #22: TRAIL'S END

  #23: THE LOST VALLEY

  #24: MOUNTAIN MADNESS

  #25: FRONTIER MAYHEM

  #26: BLOOD FEUD

  #27: GOLD RAGE

  #28: THE QUEST

  #29: MOUNTAIN NIGHTMARE

  #30: SAVAGES

  #31: BLOOD KIN

  #32: THE WESTWARD TIDE

  #33: FANG AND CLAW

  #34: TRACKDOWN

  #35: FRONTIER FURY

  #36: THE TEMPEST

  #37: PERILS OF THE WIND

  #38: MOUNTAIN MAN

  #39: FIREWATER

  #40: SCAR

  #41: BY DUTY BOUND

  #42: FLAMES OF JUSTICE

  #43: VENGEANCE

  #44: SHADOW REALMS

  #45: IN CRUEL CLUTCHES

  #46: UNTAMED COUNTRY

  #47: REAP THE WHIRLWIND

  #48: LORD GRIZZLY

  #49: WOLVERINE

  #50: PEOPLE OF THE FOREST (Giant Edition)

  #51: COMANCHE MOON

  #52: GLACIER TERROR

  #53: THE RISING STORM

  #54: PURE OF HEART

  #55: INTO THE UNKNOWN

  #56: IN DARKEST DEPTHS

  #57: FEAR WEAVER

  #58: CRY FREEDOM

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  A LEISURE BOOK®

  March 2009

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  Copyright © 2009 by David L. Robbins

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