Acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Kathryn Lynn Davis creates unforgettable tales of resilient men and women full of passion and dignity. Now she takes us back to one of the most exciting and dangerous periods of the American West...French nobleman Antoine de Vallombrosa is lured to the Dakota Badlands by a fierce determination to build an empire in a forbidding frontier of rolling hills and fiery sunsets. By his side is his new wife, Medora, a New York heiress who shares his vision. But it isn't long before the violent forces of nature and man will test their ambition, their will -- and even their love for each other...