Too many people are hiding things in this town. Afraid of someone or something. A preacher--disarming and dangerous--arrives in Kahlerville, Texas, incognito. From what or whom is the bespectacled and bearded Travis Whitworth hiding? A mother--widowed and wandering--attempts to rise from the ashes of mourning. Will Bonnie Kahler find the strength to conquer the demons within and face the evils without? A boy--unruly and undisciplined--is fighting against what life has handed him. What will it take to turn Zack Kahler around? A banker--deceitful and dubious--casts suspicions on the new preacher and Zack when a women turns up dead. Will Lester Hillman hang the murder on innocent men? Two men--determined and driven--desire to make the same woman their own. But only one can win her. What will it cost--heart or life? When the storm retreats, who will be left standing?