Years after his wife and son are murdered by hired gunslingers, Smoke Jensen travels to the untamed Idaho Territory on a quest for revenge and confronts bloodthirsty outlaws Stratton, Potter, and Richards.

Bringing the American West to life, two epic sagas in one volume follow the adventures of the fearless Jensen clan, pioneers willing to fight for justice on the wild frontier.

In order to return to Reno for Christmas, Smoke Jensen and his family take a chance by going through the Sierra Nevada Mountains, but when a bizzard traps the family with a would-be bank robber, Smoke and his family do whatever it takes to survive.

Building a branch takes heart and grit, and Smoke and Sally Jensen are capable of meeting the challenges of the land. When Smoke learns his old friend Preacher has been ambushed by outlaws, he saddles up and hits the vengeance trail with fellow mountain men Audie and Nighthawk. The town of Desolation Creek in Montana Territory has been taken over by Vernon "Venom" McFadden and his men, harassing terrified homesteaders and townsfolk to get his hands...