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In the drought-stricken frontier town of Redemption Creek, secrets run as deep as the silver hidden beneath the old fort's foundations.Mason Halloran, a reclusive sheep farmer and Spanish-American War veteran, carries his losses permanently etched into his skin&8212aritual of carving names that began with his mother's death and continues with his fallen lover from the war. When three of his sheep are slaughtered at the edge of his property near the ruins of Fort Blackstone, it's clear someone is testing the boundaries of his isolation.Sheriff Alexander &quotAle&quotWestfield carries his own hidden past, having fled San Francisco for this remote posting after a brief taste of forbidden happiness ended in fear. Now raising his orphaned twin nephews and navigating small-town politics, the last complication he needs is his growing fascination with the standoffish Halloran, whose family has feuded with his own for generations.But when powerful rancher Victor Donovan makes aggressive claims to Fort Blackstone's land and precious water rights, Mason and Alex find themselves reluctantly aligned against a common enemy. As they investigate the suspicious land claims, they uncover shocking evidence: the legendary feud between their families was deliberately fabricated to hide the truth&8212tha their ancestors, Colonel Edward Westfield and Lieutenant Joseph Halloran, shared not only the land but a profound bond that history conspired to erase.As drought intensifies and tensions rise, Donovan's ruthless tactics escalate from legal maneuvering to violence against those who stand in his way. The arrival of Marshal Hayes from the territorial capital&8212aman who recognizes Alex from his past in San Francisco&8212add another layer of danger. For Donovan isn't just after water rights beneath Fort Blackstone lies a vein of silver that he's willing to kill for, just as he may have killed Alex's brother two years earlier.Against a backdrop of frontier prejudice and drought-fueled desperation, Mason and Alex forge an alliance that gradually deepens into something more profound. Together with unlikely allies&8212asharp-minded schoolteacher with historical secrets, the sheriff's precocious nephews, and a small network of others living outside society's narrow boundaries&8212the must expose decades of corruption while protecting what's most vulnerable: the connection growing between them and the fragile possibility of a future neither man dared imagine.In a land where scars tell stories and some truths are carved in flesh while others are buried in stone, Mason and Alex discover that reclaiming their heritage means rewriting not just history, but their own definitions of family, loyalty, and love.&quotCared Into Skin&quotis a powerful historical romance that explores how the bravest act in a hostile world can be choosing connection over isolation, and how true strength comes not from hiding vulnerability but from sharing it with someone worthy of trust.

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