Annie Bryce had a stain on her name and an aching hollowness in her heart. The Comanche who had killed her husband had violated her honor and stolen her daughter. Now she, with the help of former Texas Ranger Hap Walker, would do anything and pay any price to get her beloved child back. Hap Walker was a former Texas Ranger, famous for his skill and daring. He agreed to go with Annie Bryce into Indian territory to find her child. But what he demanded of Annie was more than her money. She would have to play the part of his wife, for better or for worse. And so Hap and Annie joined on a trek into the heart of danger, afraid - more than all else of their own desire. In a time and place of both savagery and splendor, a saga of passion and courage comes to flaming life.