"Ain't no grave follows the journey of Ryder, an outlaw who tries to put her violent past behind her when she falls in love, gets married and becomes a mother. When she learns that an illness threatens to take all of that away, Ryder chooses to once again pick up her guns and fight. In an effort to have more time in this world, she sets out across the land to a place beyond the living, looking to kill the one that holds her life in his hands... Death, himself"-- Back cover.