Spring, 1885. The conclusion of Cheyenne's famous murder trial brings with it a desperate aftermath. As justice is within reach, a suspicious fire inside the courthouse has created a dangerous set of circumstances, particularly for heart-broken sheriff Cliff Ryan. Foremost, a key decision regarding the trial's outcome will test the resilience of the Alliance to the limit. Who will rise? Who will fall? Some face their prospects with fearless resolve, others with resignation. And while Luke grapples with an increasingly uncertain faith in a future he has worked so hard for, how can Jennifer rise above her past and a promise she can't keep to find the closure she needs and deserves? Out of the remnants of the troubled past, striving to find their place in a new reality, the heroes of the Alliance must brave the journey to where their destiny is calling them. A PLACE AMONG HEROES Rise of Hope is Book 1 in the fifth volume in The Liberty & Property Legends saga, beginning where Volume Four THE HOUR OF EVIDENCE left off. Finding the strength inside yourself to be the hero of your own life just might be the most courageous thing you've ever done.