Lonnie Bowers has more than enough trouble. An affair has wrecked his marriage, his career is on life-support, and his bank balance carries only negative numbers. Life couldn't get any worse—and then it did. His pilot and traveling partner is kidnapped by a Mexican drug cartel.

Born on a Canadian Indian reservation to parents he never knew, Lonnie has always struggled to survive. The rodeo arena became his escape from the drugs, violence, and his own burning resentment. Now with his life and career unraveling, a man mysteriously appears from his past. Does Frederick Roseman have the answers Lonnie needs?

Clarissa, Lonnie's soon-to-be ex-wife tells her own story of pain and betrayal. But will her escape from her big-city corporate career give her the small-town peace of her childhood? After a cougar attack in the high mountain wilderness behind her home, she is forced to come to terms with her shattered love. Is divorce the final and best answer? Will she ever be able to release the anger and heartache?