stone hammond is the best tracker in texas he never comes home emptyhanded so when a wealthy railroad investor hires him to find his abducted granddaughter stone eagerly acceptscharlotte atherton former headmistress of sullivans academy for exceptional youths will do anything to keep her charges safe especially the orphaned girl entrusted to her care charlotte promised lilys mother shed keep the girl away from her unscrupulous grandfather and nothing will stop charlotte from fulfilling that pledge not even the handsome bounty hunter with surprisingly honest eyes who comes looking for themwhen miss atherton produces documentation that shows her to be lilys legal guardian stone must reevaluate everything hes been led to believe is she villain or victim then a new danger forces charlotte to trust the man sent to destroy her stone vows to protect what he once sought to tear apart besides hes ready to start a new pursuit winning charlottes heart