1A scout finds himself in hostile territory in this western from Spur Award-winning author Charles G. West.

Will Carson's life once lacked direction, but now that he's Fort Dodge's best scout, no one is complaining. Will's troubles begin when he saves a lovely widow named Sarah, who was helpless under Cheyenne Indian fire. His rescue has made him a mortal enemy of the Cheyenne--and his life has taken a deadly new direction.

Bloody Hand and his band of warriors are determined to avenge the deaths of their own. But Will has something other than good soldiers on his side--he has Sarah to live for....