Penny Wills is devastated after the murder of her father. Things get worse when she learns he arranged a marriage for her to a man she doesn't love. Her only way out is to catch the villain who killed him and collect the reward money.

Marshal Garrett Kincaid can't believe Penny has followed him for three days without his knowledge. Now he has no choice but to take the prim little hellion with him on a manhunt. They track the killer together until their attraction to each other pushes their passion to the limit. Anger and embarrassment send Penny sneaking off in the middle of the night. By dawn she's riding, pursued by an outlaw, a spurned fiancé, and one irate marshal.