Jenny Peterson drives off into the night, fleeing from her violent husband. But halfway into the sparsely inhabited expanse of Montana's Paradise Valley, her car's engine dies. On the verge of despair, she spots a dirt road leading up into a wooded glen. She ascends the road, not realizing that she is walking toward an entirely new version of her life.

Ian O'Connell is a well-known author who bought that glen and lives within it, and it is there that he provides shelter for Jenny. But during the protracted time which that requires, two transformations occur: Ian enables Jenny's extraordinary talent as a painter, and they discover a perfect compatibility with each other. But Jenny's abusive husband's two attempts at revenge sorely test their growing bond.

This story is about two strangers thrown together by chance. And from that random event, a rare and fervent love evolves.