Acquired Land

Galvanized by a sequence of events, young rancher Jusdyn Linquist awakens to a higher calling beyond the fences of his heritage lands. Already sensitive to the vanishing prairie's plight, nothing catalyzes his quest more than attraction to Arie Henning, a mysterious woman living in a crumbling rock house. As he gains momentum, friction with the local conservation officer-his black sheep cousin TJ-escalates until a strike of nature deals him the upper hand. Arie claims she's been sent to help, seeming almost supernatural in her ability to lend aid. But what tragic family secret lingers behind the lamb of stone? Locked in a battle that pits ecology against condemnation, Jusdyn must navigate family dissolution to halt the further destruction of grasslands and save the perishing ecosystem.

The tallgrass prairie has proven adept at one trait over time-deeply rooted resilience.

Desperate times now summon one rancher to tip the balance from vanish to thrive.