After witnessing his father's hanging, JESSE ADAMS inherits a cattle spread. Four hundred prime acres and just as many fat, stolen cows to go with it.

From the age of sprout, Jesse has worked to throw Pa's reputation off his back. At seventeen, he is no longer a boy. His fists are strong, and there isn't a thing he can't hit when he aims his Winchester.

The outlaw Jesse is hunting will not go down without a fight—a fight that will surely leave one of them dead. Jesse's only ally is the famous lawman, Nolan Crosson. Only, Nolan's son, an ornery little cuss of a boy, sure does know how to rub Jesse the wrong way.