Haunted by the atrocities of a civil war, and in desperate need to escape the memory of a departed first love, Arabella Gentry sets out on a journey to reunite with her long lost father. Little does she know that along the way, she ends up in the arms of a mysterious outlaw. Luke Shelton is a wanted man. He and his band of brothers have a score to settle, and they will stop at nothing to get what they want. That is until the handsome gunslinger unwittingly takes hostage, the sheriff's daughter. Never did he imagine that one night of wanton passion could literally drive a hardened criminal to his knees.Torn between a loyalty to avenge his past, and an unrelenting desire to hold on to the woman he loves, Luke Shelton must decide his ultimate fate.