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In1846,youngwidowMarielsurvivedthegruelingvoyagefromGermanytostartanewlifeinthe"promised"landofTexas.Forcedbycircumstancestobecomeaservant,Marielisnowdeterminedtoleaveherharshmaster.Buthowcanasinglewomanfacethefrontieronherown?TexasRangerCarsonQuinnisresponsibleforleadingMariel'spartyofGermanimmigrantssafelythroughdangerousComanche-heldterritory.AshewatchesMarielholdherheadhighinspiteofeverything,heknowshewilldoanythingtoprotecther.Butwarisbrewing:MexicowillnotaccepttheU.S.annexationoftheyoungTexasRepublicwithoutafight.HonorboundtodefendTexas,Carson'sdeepestlongingistolaydownhisrifleandforgeafuturewithMariel.AshestrugglestodetermineGod'spathforhim,Marielwatchesthemanshelovestornintwo.Willthetideofhistorykeepthemfromgivingtheirloveachance?