Brielle Doyle cannot escape the bloodstains on her hands, not even in the Ozarks. Resolved to catch a wagon train come spring, she secures a job caring for the ailing, elderly patriarch of the Hoskin family.
But Zeke Hoskin hates outside interference. What kind of woman stares down the barrel of his rifle and still barges into his family and his business? Her meddling will upend his plans to gun down the family who killed his brothers.
At any cost, Zeke will not rest until he has carved their epitaphs, one by one.
Only Brielle stands in his way. Her divided loyalties demand answers Zeke has interred deep within himself. To dredge up old wounds might crumble the barricade around his heart.
Then he discovers she harbors a secret as well.
When a fiery vengeance ambushes them, Zeke is forced to choose. Will he quench his thirst for revenge through bloodshed or truth?
