America since the end of the Civil War, a lawless time of criminals and heroes... Bandits are trying to take away the farm from the beautiful Elissa Sutton. She needs a protector, a strong man who owns a weapon. And such a person was found - Hunter Maxwell. But he, having lost his entire family due to his wife’s betrayal, vowed not to trust women anymore... The girl is in trouble, the man is on fire with rage. And a sudden passion flares up, unprecedented, all-consuming.