The roar of defeat echoes from Shiloh to Gettysburg as the
Civil War enters its death throes. But for one man and
woman, the battle has just begun...
With the blood of the Yankee who attacked her on her
hands, Confederate widow Ellie Potter flees her Georgia
home aboard a California-bound wagon train...unaware that
she is under suspicion for a crime of a very different
nature...
Ric Tanner believes that Oliver Potter is still alive. And
he believes that Ellie Potter will lead him to his quarry.
To bring to justice the sadistic man who killed his
brother, Tanner will follow Ellie to the ends of the
earth, if he must. For his is a heart hardened by
hatred. .. until he catches up with Ellie, and finds
himself moved by her gentleness and beauty.
But the road to vengeance is long and lonely, and Ric's
ruthless obsession could destroy a love more precious than
all the victories in the world. Somehow, he must find a
way to ease his bitter soul if he and Ellie are to turn
the endless night into a dawn of hope and passionate
promise....