With the Right Person

By R. Whitfield

ISBN 0-595-16384-X

iUniverse

Lincoln, Nebraska

2001, Trade Paper, 234 pages, $14.95

            It is the middle 1860s.  When Indians killed her mother, father, and little brother, Nicole Walker was ready to give up hope.  The Indian who reached out his hand to grab her fell to the ground at her feet as she heard the report of a gunshot.  Jim Becker, the tall man dressed in buckskins she had seen in the town, rode into the middle of the small war party firing a pistol with each hand.

            Nicole's adventure begins at that massacre.  Every member of her family is dead.  She is alone in the vast wilderness of the prairie.  Her rescuer takes her to safety at his home in Colorado.  It is only a matter of weeks before they fall in love and begin to share a life of personal growth.

            This story follows the spiritual growth experienced by Jim and Nicole as they fight the prejudices and indifference of white settlers and military men against their Native American friends.  They gradually learn that they can make a difference in their world, and that their true strength and abilities lie in the fact that they have each found the right person to share their lives. 

            Ron Whitfield has created an interesting and sweet love story that parallels the instructive struggle of two people who are determined to grow as human beings until they realize their true potential.

A.H.Holt, editor

WesternFictionReview

June 2004