1876 — New Mexico Territory. Another gripping "how the West was won" novel from bestselling author Patricia Rice
When Maria Connolly inherits her father’s cattle empire, she also inherits his enemies. In a land ruled by railroads, cattle wars, and men who make their own law, her fortune and beauty paint a target on her back.
When Cheyenne Walker—a gunfighter with his own past to outrun—rides into Santa Fe under her father’s old contract, his presence raises more suspicion than hope. Together, they face ruthless thieves, land barons, and politicians in the fight for control of the territory, a story rooted in the real power struggles that would soon explode into the Lincoln County Wars.
Set against the vivid backdrop of the New Mexico Territory, this tale blends frontier hardship with the stark realities of power and survival—
