Dal and Mac Traven left Texas young and idealistic. They came back from opposite sides of a living hell, a war that had torn the nation in two. They wanted only to reclaim their old livesbut one man held their future hostage.Colonel Henry T. Ashford had gathered an army of criminals and renegade soldiers, leading them on a path of destruction and kidnapping through Texas to the Gulf. Among Ashfords captives were the Travens sister and Dals tough-minded fiance, Kate.Now Mac and Dal must take up arms once again and ride together against Ashfords armyready to fight another war, if thats what it takes to win the freedom of the women they love.From the Paperback edition.