Raif Gunnerson's rancher father taught him the skills necessary to survive in a hard and hostile land. It helped that Raif had his father's natural talent for ranch life and leadership. At a young age, Raif is suddenly and violently thrust into manhood with the murder of his father and at a time when civil war is on the horizon. In the process of bringing the news of his father's death to his eastern family, Raif is drawn into the preparations for...