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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&#8212ads 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&#8212thy 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.