For justice or revenge?Captain John Carlisle is back and this time he will make his own justice! With the information he discovered in the arms of his beautiful Oneida innkeeper, Dellis McKesson, he returns to Fort Niagara with a goal-to bring the Six Nations of the Iroquois to the British cause and protect his beloved's village. Now, he finds himself drawn into political intrigue as the British prepare to launch their three-pronged attack on the Mohawk River Valley, with or without the Oneida. Secretly negotiating with the colonists, the Oneida now find themselves on the opposite side from their Iroquois brothers, caught in a war not of their making. A fight between tribes could bring on a bloody inter-confederacy war-one Dellis predicted, and one John helped bring about.But while war between the colonies and the King smolders, the punishing winter of 1777 allows the perfect opportunity for old enemies to settle scores. They lie patiently in wait, searching for John's weaknesses, ready to exploit them at any cost. And a truth John has long tried to hide from can no longer be ignored, the ghosts of the past seeking justice and karma wanting payment for sins so dark they cannot be forgiven.