William M James

Cuchillo Oro has never forgotten Captain Cyrus Pinner. The ruthless cavalry officer destroyed his world, and the blood feud between them has burned across the Southwest ever since. Pinner wants the legendary golden knife carried by the giant Mimbreños Apache, and he wants Cuchillo himself. Now fate brings the two enemies together again. Deep in the Arizona wilderness, Cuchillo stumbles into a deadly ambush whose intended victim is none other than Pinner.
Within moments, Apache warrior and cavalry officer are prisoners of a ruthless band of desperados, carried deep into a hidden mountain stronghold from which no man is meant to escape. Behind its guarded walls lies a secret silver mine, an army of slaves and a cold-blooded woman determined to protect her fortune at any cost. For Cuchillo and Pinner, there is only one chance of survival. They must trust each other.
Forced to work side by side while plotting their escape, two men who have sworn to kill one another must put aside years of hatred. But even if they escape the mine, their old reckoning still waits. Because some debts cannot be forgotten. And some enemies are forever.