Lance Bishop was perplexed. Why Valle Verde? Other ranchers weren't having problems. Who was causing the ranch so much trouble?

Rick Bishop resented his brother. Humiliated before his fellow cowhands, he retaliates and falls prey to the unscrupulous Milo Potter.

Jack Reynolds was uneasy. He feared his stepson, Phillip Murchison, was too young and inexperienced to handle the type situation described in Lance Bishop's letter. Perhaps Jack himself should make the trip to Texas.

Cynthia Drummond was bored and frustrated with her existence at her Baton Rouge plantation home. Then, the opportunity arises for her to take a trip that would ultimately change her life forever.