Rafe Caradecgambler, wanderer, soldier of fortunewas as hard a man as the battlefields and waterfronts of Latin America could fashion, but he was as good as his word. As Charles Rodney lay dying in a dank ships focsle, Rafe swore to make sure that Rodneys Wyoming ranch went to his daughter, Ann. In Painted Rock, Wyoming, Caradec found land for a man to love, miles of rolling grasslands and towering mountains. He also found that one of the most ruthless men in the territory had set his sights on both Rodneys ranch and his daughter. But Rafe Caradec had given his word, and once hed looked deep into Ann Rodneys eyes, nothing short of death would stop him from keeping the promise hed made.