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Jim Cassidy's life was finally beginning to get settled. He'd left his ranch behind in the capable hands of a friend and neighbor and set out to avenge the death of his friend and ranch partner, Ashley Townsend. During his endeavors, he met and fell in love with Sue Hanes, a widow from outside the little town of Mesquite Bend. After selling her ranch, Sue had headed out to join Jim on his Lazy J Ranch near Wide Dale. On the way, Sue had been kidnapped as an attempt to force Jim into giving up the claim to his ranch.With Sue safely beside him and the two of them beginning to settle in on the Lazy J, Jim thought that his life was finally taking a turn for the better. However, the Vern, the brother of the late Sheriff Matt Hodge who had been responsible for Ashely Townsend's murder, decided to seek vengeance of his own. Armed with a fake claim deed for Sue's former ranch, Vern tracked down the woman in an attempt to get the money she'd received from the sale of the ranch.Bent on keeping his newfound love safe, Jim Cassidy will stop at nothing to put a final end to the rein of terror from the last, remaining Hodge brother.