"It s been ten years since the worst day of Ben Dalton's life. After four grinding years of war, the Confederate veteran returned to his hometown of Aberdeen, Texas, to find that his girl, Mandy, had run off with his best friend, John Rawlings. Dalton recovered from the betrayal and spent the next decade settling down to life as the town's marshal. That quiet life is shattered when Mandy begs him to come to Fort Worth, where Rawlings has been arrested for murder"--provided by publisher.

adult

by Carlton Stowers.