On an ill-fated Hudson Bay Company expedition to the Apache country of the Gila River, the daughter of a Nez Perce scout falls in love with one of the trappers -- though she is already promised to a powerful Hudson Bay official.

"Relying upon the actual journal kept by a Nez Perce woman on an 1841 fur expedition into the far southwest, Murray weaves a gripping tale of greed, betrayal, and courage.... Murray skillfully weaves period detail and Native lore to create an engrossing tale featuring an uncommon heroine". -- Publishers Weekly on Spirit of the Moon

"Earl Murray writes with passion about the west as it was". -- W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear

"There is nothing less than exquisite beauty in the power Murray wields to enfold the reader in the simple, yet explosive world of his very real characters at the cross-roads of their culture". -- Terry C. Johnston