Publisher's Synopsis
'Abandoned as a tiny baby in the Idaho plains, Jake Malloy spends his formative years wrestling with feelings of loss and rejection; trying to settle and find his identity in anything and everything but never succeeding. He becomes an outlaw of the West; desperate and alone. Finding himself at war with his adoptive brother over their ranch, and constantly having to defend himself against the attacks of the local tribe of Nez Perce Native Americans, he gradually begins to lose the shaky grip on any feeling of belonging he might have once had and further loses control. When Miss Clara Casey arrives in Bison Ridge, Jake finally sees his redemption and chance to belong, with her. But when it becomes impossible for them to be together, and she finds herself inextricably bound up in the lives of Jake's enemies, will Jake fall apart completely or discover the strength within himself to battle for Clara; for a place to call home; and ultimately for his own sense of belonging?'
