Lauren just moved to Texas. Alone, without acquaintances or resources, she settles in her caravan in the middle of the Texas desert, with her Glock and her old dog, Reese, as her only companion. After a difficult youth, dragged from home to home, Lauren plans to start a new life there, and finish her distance learning instructor studies. But the calm and solitude of the young woman is disturbed by the presence of Sheriff Pierce, recently promoted to the head of the city. Young, old-fashioned, ambitious, and a bit domineering, he is quickly confronted with Lauren's rebellious and stubborn character, who seems to want to do as she pleases.
Determined to enforce law and order, will Sheriff Pierce succeed in taming the young woman?
Elliot's partner was his whole world, but after Allan's death, his ghost haunts Elliot's dreams. Everyone tells Elliot to move on, but he isn't sure he can.
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It's been a year since the love of Elliot's life, Allan, passed away. Everyone thinks he should have recovered after that much time, but Allan still haunts Elliot every night. He struggles to maintain relationships with his family, and despite a coworkers interest he can't summon up the courage to date. Elliot is living for the past, because to live for the present means he'll have to live with a hole in his heart. But the question Elliot has to face chases him through his monotonous days: is mourning Allan with everything he has truly living?
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