When stubborn hearts collide, they can't help but fall in love. Young Marine, Josiah Samuels, was sent home from war honored with a Purple Heart for the shrapnel wounds across his chest. Although he proudly served his country, he lived on a daily basis haunted by the sights and sounds of warfare. As a cattle rancher, he raised stock for local rodeos and lived a simple life of solitude. But, loneliness and the void the war created in his chest began to overwhelm him. A twist of fate led him to Minnie Mitchell, a spitfire neighboring rancher, facing her own struggles. Once they met, he knew he had to keep Minnie close to the family ranch...and in his loving arms.