Gifts of Onile

At the age of twenty-two Josh Wilkes finds himself and the family ranch in a struggle with a greedy plantation owner and band of outlaws. His father, not back from the war, has left him in charge of protecting his mother and the colored family that lives there in a time just after the Civil War. A time when feelings are of hate for coloreds and someone to trust is hard to find.
He finds a horse that surprises him and a girl that his feelings grow for but the one problem is her uncle, the plantation owner and his secret for wanting the Wilkes Ranch. With his wit and roughness, Josh has to take a stand with what friends he has and a horse called Onile, or lose everything.