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In the shadow of Montana's bloodstained hills and the iron grip of the Dutton legacy, Ashes of the West tells the story of Garrett Dutton-a quiet, brooding outsider carrying the family name but none of its power. As the estranged younger brother of Beth Dutton, Garrett walks the razor's edge between loyalty and freedom, caught in the crossfire of generational war and buried secrets.
When Fiona Dalton, a sharp-witted former attorney turned conservationist, returns home to avenge her brother's mysterious death, she crosses paths with the Dutton Ranch-and with Garrett. What begins as distrust between two guarded souls slowly turns into an unspoken bond, one forged in grief, grit, and the unrelenting violence of the West.
As land developers close in and family tensions threaten to erupt, Garrett and Fiona must choose between protecting what remains of their pasts-or burning it all down to carve out a future of their own.