This is the story of Mary "Wildcat" Benedict, Midnight, a wild black stallion and Mando Austin, a half-breed Indian. The stallion, a gift from her father, has a mind and heart of a human when comes to loving Wildcat. This book follows the path that Wildcat takes as she meets and falls in love with Mando and his son, Lance. Mando and his son bring life and hope back into Wildcat's heart, after she lost faith when the man she considered her father was murdered. Mando and Wildcat's love for each other is the beginning of a tragic love affair.
This is not just a sweeping western romance novel, it explores the issues of slavery or what should be the end of slavery. It also weaves hate, murder, treachery, loyalty and love as it teach people of different races the meaning of honesty, passion and devotion.
This novel is sensual, violent and slightly explicit.