East Texas wasnât much of a home for Cullen Baker. Few liked him, and some even tried to kill him. Yet after three hard years of wandering, heâs come back to farm the land thatâs rightfully his. Only Cullenâs in for an unwelcome homecoming: his neighbors have long memories, the Reconstructionists have greedy hearts, and his worst enemy has teamed up with a vicious outlaw. But Cullen isnât about to back down. Instead, heâs intent on perfecting a new way of gunfighting: the fast draw. And now, with enemies closing in on three sides and threatening the woman he loves, heâll have to be faster than lightningâand twice as deadlyâjust to survive.