AmazonWhen Boston heiress Emma Abbott inherits her uncle’s Montana ranch, she seeks independence from society’s constraints. What she finds instead is a dangerous conspiracy, a land hiding golden secrets, and an enigmatic ranch hand with a mysterious past.
Fleeing a stifling arranged marriage in Boston society, Emma Abbott arrives in rugged 1880s Montana Territory determined to forge her own path by managing her late uncle’s ranch. Despite skepticism from locals about a refined Eastern woman surviving frontier life, Emma refuses to be intimidated.
Her resolve is immediately tested by powerful saloon owner Jedediah Walker, whose persistent offers to buy her property hides sinister motives. When strange “accidents” begin occurring at the ranch, Emma finds an unexpected ally in Mark McKay, her uncle’s taciturn and skilled ranch hand who harbors secrets of his own.