<strong>A taut, thrilling adventure story about buried treasure, a manhunt, and a woman determined to make a new life for herself in the old west.</strong><br><br>It's the 19^th century on the <ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:PLACETYPE w:st="on">Gulf</ST1:PLACETYPE> <ST1:PLACETYPE w:st="on">Coast</ST1:PLACETYPE></ST1:PLACE>, a time of opportunity and lawlessness. After escaping the <ST1:STATE w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">Texas</ST1:PLACE></ST1:STATE> brothel where she'd been a virtual prisoner, Lucinda Carter heads for Middle Bayou to meet her lover, who has a plan to make them both rich, chasing rumors of a pirate's buried treasure. <br><br>Meanwhile Nate Cannon, a young <ST1:STATE w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">Texas</ST1:PLACE></ST1:STATE> policeman with a pure heart and a strong sense of justice, is on the hunt for a ruthless killer named McGill who has claimed the lives of men, women, and even children across the frontier. Who--if anyone--will survive when their paths finally cross? <br><br>As Lucinda and Nate's stories converge, guns are drawn, debts are paid, and Kathleen Kent delivers an unforgettable portrait of a woman who will stop at nothing to make a new life for herself.<br>