At the age of twenty-eight, Chace Hexx is in danger of letting life pass him by. Drifting from ranch to ranch, he hones his skills with guns, horses and cattle, but for what purpose? Then, out of the blue, a proposition is made by a friend who turns out to be something rather different. Gunplay, tragedy, murder and disaster suddenly give Chace a new purpose in life. Vengeance is sweet, but the most dangerous task still lies ahead. All his skills are going to be needed searching from Arizona to Colorado, where he falls for a pretty young widow who adds a whole new bunch of problems to his overburdened shoulders. Is there no end to it?