"One day I intend to court you, lady. That's a promise. Hangman's daughter or not."

Texas, 1868. Emma Taggart has finally found a place to belong - setting up Heaven's Door orphanage with her sister Maura was a new beginning for her - and one she will do anything to protect.

When guarded ex-army man Stone Landry buys the neighbouring land and moves in - camels and all - Emma's world changes forever. He is an infuriating man who instantly gets under her skin - in ways she never dreamed possible, and despite herself, Emma starts to wonder if, just maybe, he is man enough to take on a Hangman's daughter . . . But their newfound connection is quickly tested by violent night raids, kidnappings, and underhand tricks by powerful rancher Zeke Parker, who is intent on running them out of town and taking the land he deems to be his. Can Emma find enough courage to trust in Stone and help him give her the life she's always dreamed of?