In 1972 Francine is posing as a cowboy on the C/6 Ranch, high in the Bridger Mountains near Bozeman, Montana, living in fear for her life. Jesse Windchase, Crow Indian and newly released from prison, has found a job on the C/6 and becomes Francine's new bunk-mate, totally unaware that Franc is really Francine. He believes that Franc is a gay cowboy and is resentful he has to room with the man, but after working with him comes to respect and actually like him. But how long can Francine keep her true identity hidden from Jesse? When Todd shows up on the C/6, finally catching up with Francine, he intends to make good on his threat to her life. Jesse finds Francine, then hunts Todd with a plan of revenge. In a freak accident, Todd is killed and Jesse is blamed for his murder. The only hope for Francine and Jesse seems to be a desperate run for Canada, horseback, through the rugged Bob Marshall Wilderness area of Montana. "Big Sky" country, cattle, horses, murder, romance, revenge, and hope, all rolled into one page-turner of a story.