Seven years can change a town ... Seven years ago, Harry Reiner left his parents' ranch in Cantonsburg, Texas, to fight for the Confederacy. Now, he's come home to a town filled with strangers--strangers who hate him for the side he took in the war. After a confrontation with two of the townspeople turns violent, Harry is left at the mercy of men who would rather see him dead. Rose Kendrick knows the cost of standing against Edwin Burton, but she can't leave a man to die in the street. Even if helping him will once again put her at odds with Burton. As Harry and Rose struggle to belong in a land where they are strangers and pilgrims, they are pulled into a desperate battle against Burton. And Edwin Burton has never lost a fight.