Rancher Lacey Guthrie must auction her livestock to keep a roof over her little family's heads. The man bidding on her prized horses looks up and she's left reeling! Jeff's come back from the army in the same way he left – silently, broodingly, and bringing a whole heap of storming emotions.

He says he wants to help her. . . But he believes he can't love her, that he's beyond redemption. How will Lacey show Jeff he's a genuine hero?