JT Zane is livid when he discovers the detective he sent for to find his missing little sister is a female; a gun toting, redheaded spitfire with a temper to match his own! However, he is desperate to find Julie, and Sam Prescott is reputed to be the best. He decides to accompany her on the trail, and turn her over his knee each and every time she gives him too much sass!
Sam is used to people doubting her ability to get the job done, but for some strange reason, the tall stranger's critical eye wounded her feminine pride, while at the same time making her more determined to prove herself! She helps JT locate the pretty Julie, while insisting that the very moment the job is finished, she is getting out of his life for good. The attraction between them cannot be. She has vowed she would never marry!

JT grieves when Sammy leaves him, and when she doesn't answer his telegrams, he decides that she is the one who needs to be found. The little redhead has a secret, and he is determined to find her and rescue her from whatever makes her think they cannot be together!