After the surrender of the Confederacy and the death of his wife, Jed Adams strikes out west to build a new life for his sons and himself.

Tom Waldron fought to keep the Union intact and now believes the unsettled land of the West can be cultivated into good fortune for his kin.

The former soldiers have decided to call the fertile valley of the Guadalupe Mountains their home. But their fortune is threatened by Indians and outlaws.The only way the onetime enemies will survive is if they can put the bloodshed of the past behind them... and join forces to protect their familes, their spreads, and the country they love.