French nobleman Antoine de Vallombrosa is lured to the Dakota Badlands by a fierce determination to build an empire in a forbidding frontier of rolling hills and fiery sunsets. By his side is his new wife, Medora, a New York heiress who shares his vision. But it isn't long before the violent forces of nature and man will test their ambition, their will—and even their love for each other...

Phillipe de Vallombrosa was lured to the Dakota Badlands by the same dream that seduced his infamous father—a drive to succeed over the forces of nature in a feral land. He vows to stand defiant against the ruthless enemies determined to destroy him, even as ambition leads him into the treacherous territory of seduction, betrayal, and love.