Christopher McClaws was in search of his future. He had left his family behind in Texas along with the pain of seeing the woman he loved married to his brother. He had to find a place away from the heartache. The Arizona Territory was hot, and Chris was sunburned and thirsty. He had reached the Cobre Valley and had been ordered out of town by the sheriff. On the way out, a young girl surprised Chris when she jumped out in front of his horse. She begged him to help her and when Chris looked into her eyes, he knew he would help the lass. Tally Watson couldn't believe how quickly her life had turned from bad to worse in one day How could she survive living in the wild west now without the protection of her father? How could the good Lord continue to allow bad things to happen to her? She had buried her pa and now the man who was trying to force her to marry her had shot at her. What had possessed her to allow herself to ride away on the back of a horse with a stranger whose Scottish brogue was so thick she could hardly understand him What would happen to the poor girl next?