The Harpe Gang, led by cold-blooded Micajah Harpe, are vicious predators with heartless intentions. They roam the countryside leaving a trail of terror and their latest stop is the home of Captain Sam Wyllie. After a violent confrontation, the most cunning of the gang’s members, Slade Harpe, is dead set on exacting revenge against Bear MacKay and his family.

Boonesborough Sheriff Kent Mangum faces the harsh realities of the frontier with an uncompromising respect for the law. His tragic past gives him the strength of mind needed to confront such ruthless men. Hidden beneath his star is a scarred heart, forged in grief, but strengthened by courage and honor. Alone in the world, he longs for love.

Beth MacKay, the beautiful and adventurous daughter of Bear and Artis MacKay, has no interest in marriage to a sheriff whose job is likely to make her a widow. When Beth and her sister are terrorized by the worst member of the Harpe Gang, she learns that the valiant sheriff, whose past is as dark as the secrets he guards, may be the only one who can guard their future.

After marrying in Texas, Beth’s brother, Alexander and his new wife Alexa return to Boonesborough. Unfortunately, before they can reach the MacKay family home, they too are confronted by a dangerous man, the notorious river pirate ‘Wolfman’ Mason.

Sheriff's Valor is the first book in Dorothy Wiley’s new Wilderness Valor Series. The series includes characters from her fourteen American wilderness books in three closely related series—American Wilderness Series, Wilderness Hearts Series, and Wilderness Dawning Series.