"When Deputy US Marshal Lucas Cain and Deke Pauley forge a partnership on the dusty bounty hunting trail, their camaraderie faces its ultimate test when Deke is mercilessly gunned down. Committing to a grueling journey on foot, Lucas's path collides with the elegant private rail car of Leah Davenport. Leah presents him with an offer that could change the course of his destiny -- a lucrative bounty for locating and safely returning a kidnapped child to his father. But with unforeseen challenges rising from a surprising source, Lucas begins to wonder -- in the business of bounty hunting, is solitude his only reliable ally?"--Back cover.