Captain Harry Richardson, who survived the Civil War, imprisonment, and the Indian Wars, is now serving as a circuit-riding preacher in the North Georgia mountains. As the story opens, his biggest worry is the impending birth of a child. Little does he know that a man from his past has come to Choestoe who will turn his peaceful life upside down and threaten the survival of his family. At the same time, someone in this close-knit community is willing to commit murder to protect secrets from the past, and Harry's own mistakes may be coming back to haunt him. Finding what was lost may open...

Captain Harry Richardson, who survived the Civil War, imprisonment, and the Indian Wars, is now serving as a circuit-riding preacher in the North Georgia mountains. As the story opens, his biggest worry is the impending birth of a child. Little does he know that a man from his past has come to Choestoe who will turn his peaceful life upside down and threaten the survival of his family. At the same time, someone in this close-knit community is willing to commit murder to protect secrets from the past, and Harry's own mistakes may be coming back to haunt him. Finding what was lost may open...

Sarah Franklin, a young teacher escaping an arranged marriage to a corrupt man, runs straight into the arms of Captain Harry Richardson as he prepares to board a train leaving Macon, Georgia, in 1875. She begs him to help her, and the captain soon finds himself in the midst of a ruse to hide her identity from her pursuers. When he impulsively kisses her in front of his amazed friends and some curious newspaper reporters, everything changes, and events soon spiral out of control.

Harry is a handsome man who carries his Bible and sidearm in a worn, leather valise. He fought on the side of...

Sarah Franklin, a young teacher escaping an arranged marriage to a corrupt man, runs straight into the arms of Captain Harry Richardson as he prepares to board a train leaving Macon, Georgia, in 1875. She begs him to help her, and the captain soon finds himself in the midst of a ruse to hide her identity from her pursuers. When he impulsively kisses her in front of his amazed friends and some curious newspaper reporters, everything changes, and events soon spiral out of control.

Harry is a handsome man who carries his Bible and sidearm in a worn, leather valise. He fought on the side of...