What should have been a tranquil season became a waking nightmare for Sheriff Nathan Tate. Hidden caches of chemicals threatened Conard County with disaster. And a different buried secret threatened the love he'd thought could withstand anything . . .

Marge Tate had lived in fear that the past would return to haunt her. She had always known her proud and honorable husband wouldn't see her long-ago mistake as anything other than betrayal. But however angry he was, could he really turn away from the love they had shared for so long?

Conard County:
Where Wyoming hearts beat true . . .