SOLVED. Historical romance about a half Indian, half white man who was arrested and locked in prison while a white woman helped him escape but he kidnapped her. [s]

[Michelle]

Historical romance about a half indian, half white man who was arrested and locked in prison while a white woman helped him escape but he kidnapped her. His name is Ben star i think, he took her to virginia. He cut his hair. He also had a horse who he let come and go whenever it likes. There was a mountain cat incident too. The heroine was loved in her hometown i think she stayed with her aunt or uncle. I read the book about six years ago in paper back and it was quite old. The time period for the book was the old era, half of the book they were both in virginia, communication was through wiring letters. I can't remember anything about the author though.

[Mai]

I found one via Google search that matches some of your description but is not an exact match:
Written in the Stars by Nan Ryan.
- His name is Ben Star and he is half white half native american.
- He is not arrested or locked in prison. He is captured and kept in a cage as part of a travelling show.
- She does free him from the cage and he kidnaps her.
- He doesn't take her to Virginia but to Nevada (although they mention Virginia City, which is in Nevada)
- A mountain lion is mentioned.
Here's the book preview if you want to take a look! https://books.google.com/books?id=aSa...

[Michelle]

Omg you are the best. Thank you Thank you Thank you so much. Yes you are absolutely correct, I made a lot of mistakes with the info but you ROCK 😘😘

[Mai]

So glad this is the book you were looking for! Since you remembered the name (and last name!) of one of the main characters the search was a lot easier. Happy reading! :-)