"Doc" Hayes had experienced enough tragedy for several lifetimes, but he thought he had finally found his sanctuary amidst the rugged beauty of the Guadalupe Mountain range. Together with his friend and business partner, Conor Byrne, a West Point graduate with a taste for adventure, Doc was the center of what he hoped would be a burgeoning frontier settlement.

With the arrival of Kathleen Ryan, a young woman cloaked in secrets, unexpected trouble soon follows. And trouble often seems to have a way of begetting even more trouble.

Chock-full of colorful characters, heart-pounding escapades, and romance set against the backdrop of the New Mexico frontier, Ron Schwab's latest Western novel promises to leave you captivated by its rich storytelling and lingering emotions.