Volume 1.

Determined to save the ranch from a land-grabbing foreigner, who is being aided by a crooked sheriff, Caleb Marsh risks his life more than once. His ultimate goal is to bring his uncle's killer to justice, and in order to do so, Caleb must outrun, outshoot, and outwit a treacherous assortment of outlaws, murderers, and thieves.

Grieving for the loss of his family, Kyle heads for the wilderness, where is is captured, beaten, and left for dead by the Ute Indians. After he is saved by a half-Ute woman, he marries her and lives with the tribe. When gold is discovered and trouble arises between the Utes and the whites, Kyle must choose between his heritage and his adopted family.