When Violet Carter boards a westbound stagecoach bound for Texas, she carries one fragile hope—that the man she is promised to marry, Mr. Thomas McBride, the kind, soft-spoken rancher she knows only through letters, will finally give her the home she has longed for.
Just before dusk, the riders appear. Led by Grey Horse, a fierce, battle-hardened Kiowa warrior revered by his people, the attack is swift and merciless. Gunfire and whistling arrows split the air, horses scream, and in the chaos Violet is torn from the wreckage—swept into Grey Horse’s strong arms before she can draw a breath.
As Violet begins to heal within the warmth of the Kiowa people and under Grey Horse’s quiet, protective presence, she finds herself changing in ways she never expected. But Thomas McBride—the man she was meant to marry—will not surrender her so easily.
Caught between two worlds and two very different men, Violet must choose between the life she was promised and the life that has captured her heart.