Sheriff’s deputy Jake Russell had no idea what he was in for when he ran into Livy --- literally while chasing down a pickpocket. With a rash of robberies and a growing number of street kids in town --- as well as a loan on the family farm that needs to be paid off --- Jake doesn’t have time to pursue a girl. Still, he can’t seem to get Livy out of his mind. He wants to get to know her better...but Livy isn’t willing to trust any man, especially not a lawman.

When Slade Donovan shows up on Mariah Malone's front porch, she is not ready to hear his truths: her father’s farm, the only home she’s ever known, was bought with stolen gold. With Slade ready to collect his father’s rightful claim and force Mariah and her family out on the streets, Mariah must turn to God for guidance. Though Mr. Frederick Cooper, a local landowner, promises to answer her financial woes if she agrees to be his bride, Mariah finds herself drawn instead to the angry young man demanding her home.