Colorado Territory in 1868 was a place and time almost as dangerous as the men who left civilization behind, driven by a desire for a new life. Fort Lookout, a rugged outpost where soldiers, cattlemen and Indians lived on the edge of open warfare, was the last place any woman in her right mind would choose to settle. Colonel Bryce McGregor knew there was no room for a woman at his fort or in his heart - but Abby was as determined as she was beautiful.