Presents the stories of several people who were seriously hurt before being approached by Agent Graves, who offered each a gun, one hundred untraceable bullets, and a convincing story about whomever betrayed them.

Ruth is finally reunited with her husband Wes upon his return from battle and imprisonment during the Civil War, but when fate tears them apart again, Ruth vows revenge against the town of Blackwater, even if it means making an ally out of an enemy.

The final battle between the surviving houses of the Trust and their onetime enforcer Agent Graves has been joined, and casualties on both sides promise to be high. In this war, however, the line between soldier and civilian has all but vanished, and no one is giving much thought to collateral damage. But just as no plan of attack ever survives its first contact with the enemy, history shows that unexpected factors are often the most decisive--and...