Cord Hardin came back to Texas seeking revenge. Hate had driven him for years and he was not going to let anything get in his way of seeking justice long overdue. Until a redhead named Kate, pointed her rifle at his chest and demanded to know what he was doing aiming his rifle at another man. Cord makes an instant and wrong assumption about her and thus starts the eternal tug of war known as a love/hate relationship. A great historical romance set in Texas after the Civil War with the hero and heroine both fighting demons from their pasts.