What if your father put you and your baby sister in an orphanage because he could no long care for you after your mother's death? And what if you discover your sister was adopted by a local family without your knowledge?
Katrina is devastated when she learns she has lost her entire family. But in the orphanage, she gains two sisters through the friendship of Anna and Serena.
Eventually, she travels on an orphan train and is adopted by a well-to-do family. When she becomes an adult, she is forced into a predicament she doesn't want to be in by her new family. Sneaking out of her home, she travels with a friend to Montana and becomes a teacher.
Once Katrina arrives, she finds she enjoys her new job and new-found freedom. She also starts to get to know Luke, a man who lives on a nearby ranch. Will she learn to trust Luke or will she lose the chance of a family-again?