Ellie Taine thought she had put away her guns for good. A year ago, a band of outlaws had raped her and murdered her husband. With the aid of an aging rancher, she had exacted her deadly revenge. Now that the bodies were buried, she had hoped to start her life over as a rancher herself.But she hadn't counted on Angel Ware. Having sprung himself from prison, he now wants revenge on Lane Tolbert, the man who put him there, a man who now works as a hired hand on Ellie's ranch. Thirsty for blood, Angel tracks Tolbert to Ellie's ranch, wounding him and kidnapping his daughter Laurie. Childless herself, Ellie doesn't want to lose the girl that she had grown so close to. She knows that by the time the law can react, Laurie could be dead. Reluctantly, but knowing what is at stake, Ellie resolves to once again saddle her horse and load her guns, prepared to exact the only justice she can rely on.