Every man deserves a second chance at life.

Chance Reilly, the orphaned son of Irish immigrants, was given his name with a promise-that in America, a man with courage and grit has a chance to carve out a good life.

After surviving the horrors of the Civil War, Chance returns to his home in New Mexico at twenty-eight, his future brimming with possibilities. The family ranch awaits his hand, gold glimmers in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, and the daughter of his old neighbors has blossomed into a beautiful young woman.

But unresolved ghosts from the past haunt his path. With a Colt .45 by his side and his loyal horse Archie beneath him, Chance Reilly is determined to stake his claim-no matter what stands in his way.