Dal and Mac Traven left Texas young and idealistic。 They came back from opposite sides of a living hell， a war that had torn the nation in two。 They wanted only to reclaim their old lives--but one man held their futures hostage。

Colonel Henry T。 Ashford had gathered an army of criminals and renegade soldiers， leading them on a path of destruction and kidnapping through Texas to the Gulf。 Among Ashford's captives were the Travens' sister and Dal's tough-minded fiancée， Kate。

Now Mac and Dal must take up arms once again and ride together against Ashford's army--ready to fight another war， if that's what it takes to win the freedom of the women they love。