Jodi Parker needed help getting the town's herd of cattle to market in Kansas. Her foreman, who had broke his back told her to get Hunter Johnson. Jodi realized that Hunter was the scum of the county and hated asking him for help, but she as in a fix. What could she do? Two unlikely characters come together ti save the town of Esser Crossing. Both of them carried secrets that could make or destroy them. Together they carved an empire.