"Father of the fatherless and protector of the widow is God in his holy habitation." Karen leaned closer to the Bible, as if her proximity could help her understanding. The knowledge that God was her father and that he was looking out for her and her daughter salved some of her pain. But she needed more immediate help. Her once upon a time had turned into a soap opera. She never expected her heavenly Father to deal her an Ace. As a bounty hunter, Ace lived on the shadier side of life; but as a Christian, he was called to walk in the light. The years of walking that fine line between licit and illicit were wearing on him. He needed a break. When he spotted the advertisement for a distant Nevada ranch, he hoped he would find the peace he was searching for.