What kind of man chooses to trade all the comforts of a civilized East for the chaos of the Wild West? What forces a man on an unstoppable trajectory toward passion, love and loss? And how does one decide to be a doctor at a time when the entire profession is ridiculed?

Dr. Patrick Kinney is no ordinary man, not least for his tenuous position as the only medical professional in Flats Junction. He's met his match in the widow Jane, in more ways than one, but together they struggle against disease, injuries and the stubborn resistance of frontier folk to medicine and healthcare.

Now, old enemies lurk and new threats loom. Flats Junction hurtles toward the unknown as Patrick and Jane struggle to save as many lives as they can.