With Cal arrested for a murder he didn't commit, Eleanor Beaumont steps up to save both the man she's growing to love and the ranch she now calls home. As she tends to the wounded and manages the Thorne ranch single-handedly, Eleanor discovers an inner strength she never knew she possessed.

When a mysterious land company representative arrives offering to buy the ranch, Eleanor's suspicions grow. Could Western Land & Cattle Company be behind both James Hemlock's murder and the devastating dam break that flooded the valley? With the help of Martha Hemlock, the victim's sister who believes in Cal's innocence, Eleanor uncovers a conspiracy bigger than she imagined.