When Cadenza Warrington uncovers a scandalous secret in Boston, she thinks she will find a safe refuge in the West. She is about to learn firsthand, however, that the Dakota Territory of 1886 can be an unpredictable and violent place. Wulf McKahan accepts the tracking job that has been offered to him, but only reluctantly. He quickly finds that the heiress from Boston that he has been sent to rescue isn't at all what he expected. Before he finishes his job, Cady will test his patience in way he couldn't even begin to foresee.