Detective Gideon Oliver and his wife are on vacation in Mexico when a local police chief requests his assistance on a case. After Oliver realizes the coroner has misidentified two bodies, he concludes these two mistakes are no coincidence.

The year is 1846. After the controversial annexation of Texas, the US Army marches south to provoke war with M?xico over the disputed R?o Grande boundary.? Ximena Salom? is a gifted Mexican healer who dreams of building a family with the man she loves on the coveted land she calls home. But when Texas Rangers storm her ranch and shoot her husband dead, her dreams are burned to ashes. Vowing to honor her husband?s memory and defend her country, Ximena...