Life is tough in post-Civil War Missouri. Families struggle and mourn lost lives. Now one of their most famous local heroes has been murdered. Or was he? Deputy Marshall Ryder Manning can't shake a gut feeling that all isn't as it seems. At the center of his suspicion is a lovely, infuriating woman with a secret. A secret she'll give her life to protect. The more Amanda Jo Coulter learns about Ryder Manning, the more nervous she becomes. The tall...