by E.J. Hunter (Mark K. Roberts?)
1983 Zebra Books
Rebecca Caldwell is the White Squaw. Her mother was captured by a Sioux tribe, with Rebecca being the result of her rape by the chief. They escaped, only to be sold back to the Sioux with her mother by her criminal Uncles in exchange for their safe escape.
Rebecca is raised by the tribe, eventually going through a couple of husbands who die in battle, before she's rescued by Lone Wolf, a white man who lived with another tribe. Once freed, the two follow a path of revenge against the men who sold her.
It started out a little rough for me - I had to re-read a couple of scenes to figure out what was going on, but eventually it went more smoothly, with later scenes having serviceable action.
The tone was a bit off for me. Lots of sleazy elements (rape, sodomy, mutilation, graphic sex and violence), but it's as if the author's heart wasn't into it.
I think this is my first Adult Western (Longarm, Slocum, etc), and having a female lead is interesting. One would expect sexually charged westerns to focus on a male lead with multiple female sex partners, and here we have the reverse.
There was a reference to a gay Sioux being called a Contrary, which seems to be a different social role among Plains Indians, closer to a jester.
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