With a "knack for romantic tension and page-turning suspense, this one
is a winner." The year 1920 comes in with a roar in this rousing and
suspenseful New York Times bestselling novel by Sandra Brown.
Prohibition is the new law of the land, but murder, mayhem, lust, and
greed are already institutions in the Moonshine Capitol of Texas
(Booklist, starred review).
Thatcher Hutton, a war-weary soldier on the way back to his cowboy life,
jumps from a moving freight train to avoid trouble . . . and lands in
more than he bargained for. On the day he arrives in Foley, Texas, a
local woman goes missing. Thatcher, the only stranger in town, is
suspected of her abduction, and worse. Standing between him and
exoneration are a corrupt mayor, a crooked sheriff, a notorious cathouse
madam, a sly bootlegger, feuding moonshiners . . . and a young widow
whose soft features conceal an iron will.
What was supposed to be a fresh start for Laurel Plummer turns to
tragedy. Left destitute but determined to dictate her own future, Laurel
plunges into the lucrative regional industry, much to the dislike of the
good ol' boys, who have ruled supreme. Her success quickly makes her a
target for cutthroat competitors, whose only code of law is reprisal. As
violence erupts, Laurel and--now deputy--Thatcher find themselves on
opposite sides of a moonshine war, where blood flows as freely as
whiskey.
