Arizona is hard country. Good thing Chet Byrnes is a hard man . . . "Dusty Richards writes . . . with the flavor of the real West." —Elmer Kelton

Chet Byrnes is building a new life in Arizona Territory as he expands his cattle ranching operation—but trouble just keeps coming. A friend's young daughter is abducted, and the search leads Chet and his men to the wild town of Tombstone and ultimately south of the border, where everything comes with a price . . . and life is cheap.

As much as Chet longs to stay close to home and his beloved wife, friends and family continue to need his brand of help. He's able to track stagecoach robbers and face down threats to his kin. But the pursuit of a band of ruthless rustlers ends in a devastating tragedy for the Byrnes family . . .

"Dusty takes readers into the real west at full gallop." —New York Times bestselling author Jodi Thomas

"Dusty Richards is the embodiment of the old west." —Storyteller magazine