Hunter hoped to beat the winter storms south and be snug on a New Orleans riverboat before the Kansas snow began to fly. Instead, his spirit guides send him east toward Wichita, with no hint at what he would find. His Cajun upbringing fostered respect for his special abilities, and life as a bounty hunter taught him to ignore those tiny voices at his peril.

After collecting the easy bounty in Wichita, Hunter thought his side trip was over—then he saw Lily Graham. Beautiful and desperate, she fell to her knees and begged for his help. A child was missing, and a young life was in danger. Hunter would need to call upon his extraordinary skills to find the child, and time was running out. Dealing with Lily would be a different problem altogether.