Jane Matheson is a spoiled young woman, caused when she lost her mother. Her hard working father can't get through to her. He is a teacher and so Jane follows his lead but being raised alone, she doesn't understand children. Her father coincidentally meets a man from Rigsby, Wyoming, a rancher who is solid and real. He wonders if such a man could get through to his self-centered daughter. When a position for a teacher comes up in Rigsby, he encourages Jane not to take it, knowing that her stubborness would take it. She would have a lot to learn and make mistakes in Rigsby but she was fortunate that the town was a forgiving one when one apologized. The man Matt, has problems of his own. His wife ran off with his baby daughter, turned her over to an agency under a false name, and then was killed in an accident. He had been looking for his daughter forever. Will Jane get her act together to help him find his daughter? In the process, will they find each other?