Emily Carmichael has spent the last six years trying to forget the boy she was certain she'd one day marry. James Blackburn spent those same years running from the fear of the man he would become. Leaving Emily to join the Army had been the hardest thing he'd ever done, but he saw no other choice. Back in town to investigate the trafficking of opium by one of Texas' most prominent businessmen, James is tasked with protecting their key witness. The only problem, the witness and his sister have been staying with the Carmichaels since they arrived in town, and James knows he has no hope of hiding the love he still harbors for Emily. As the case against Marshall Davenport heats up, will James and Emily be able to work through the pain of the past? What's more, will one or both be caught in the crossfire of the case of the decade, leaving God alone to bring them through?