Murder, especially mass murder, will out. When civilian investigators stumble upon part of Number Seven's schemes in the summer of 1870, Lt. Col. Clint Donovan and two of his teammates must race halfway across Texas to save their lives and find out what they know. But even that may solve only half of the problem-especially when Clint and his men meet the ladies involved. Life on the frontier has plenty of risks of its own, however, and not just from the elements. A husband-hunting New York socialite runs away to Loyal Valley, only to discover that dime novels don't reflect what Texas is really like. And she's not the only one in danger when an old enemy returns to wreak more havoc of his own accord. There's more to war than bullets, wits, and nerve. Who will keep his head and his life, and who will lose his freedom... or his heart? "Book 3 in the Loyal Valley series"