Ben Hale survived the Civil War, yet the horrors he left behind followed him home.
When killers come hunting at St. Thomas Home for Wayward Children, he must become the man he swore he would never be again.
Hattie Monroe, the last survivor of a family destroyed by greed and violence, seeks refuge there with bounty hunters already on her trail.
To save the orphanage he loves, Ben has to cross the frontier through a brutal winter and a dangerous mountain pass, with the fugitive hidden in his wagon.
A gang determined to kill waits along the way, and enemies stand ready at every turn.
