Eliza Quinn first meets Ford when he tracks his rival Corbett to her homestead. Ford recruits Eliza to his fight, and they defeat Corbett’s attack, but her homestead is lost in the process.<br><br>But when they travel to the frontier’s closest town, Dead Man’s Corner, they face Corbett’s brother Ben, a ruthless man with powerful friends. He plans to exact his vengeance against Ford, and destroy anybody or anything who stands in his path.<br><br>Despite the danger to herself, Eliza can’t turn her back on Ford, and is caught up in the fight to the bitter end. Will she win the fight for her future ... and their love?

Dead Man's Corner

The walls around her gave a warning moan, fresh heat bursting through the door that separated the front room from the kitchen. She heard the ceiling collapse. She sent a quick prayer to God, begging Him to spare her life as she clutched her dress and raced out of the house. A part of her expected to feel the searing heat of a bullet ripping through her chest, but there was only silence. Holding her gun at the ready, she hurried to the barn—only to find it empty.


Eliza shaded her eyes from the sun, trying to spot the horses somewhere on the flat horizon. She spotted them galloping dead west, moving at an amazing pace. She watched them until she couldn’t see them anymore, then collapsed in the dirt.


Chapter 12