A widow who's survived an abusive marriage and the untimely death of two of her three children, Lady Joanna is determined to keep her one remaining daughter safe. But outlaws have been terrorizing her village, and when her beloved daughter is hurt, Lady Joanna is forced to hire a legendary mercenary to stop them.
Logan Grimm never intended to take this job until the villagers denounced him as a hired gun with no place in a law-abiding community. Now he's determined to stop these ruffians and be on his way. But the more time he spends with Lady Joanna and her daughter, the more his wanderlust disappears and the more his harsh vision of the world fades away. Maybe love is possible after all . . .
