New to the western frontier, a young widow goes searching for her husband's killers—and finds an unquenchable passion—in this historical romance. 
 
Dakota Territory, 1868. Recently married to a man she barely knows, Rachel Weber has just arrived in Pine Valley—only to discover that her husband has been murdered. Blindsided by the shock, Rachel is nonetheless compelled to seek retribution from her husband’s killers. And nothing is going to stop her—even after Jason Gaspard, the most powerful man in town, warns her to stay away. 
 
An educated man proud of his half-Karok Indian heritage, Jason is infuriated by Rachel's reckless vendetta against his people. Unlike her, Jason knows a thing or two about the man she’s out to avenge—a government agent who many had good reason to despise. But as the opposition grows between the fierce woman and the strong leader, so does a passion too seductive to resist