With no prospects for a better life at home in Kentucky, Harper Dixon is sent to frontier town Willow Wood, Idaho to serve as a companion to her cousin Ellie Lundy. To help Ellie, Harper is determined to find out what became of Matthew Bennett, the man who jilted Ellie and broke her heart. Harper enlists the help of the family’s hired man, Logan Kinski, who knew Matthew and his secrets better than anyone.

Logan doesn’t trust the cousin from Kentucky. He believes Harper came to Willow Wood to take advantage of Ellie and worm her way into the family fortune. Harper doesn’t have the time or patience to deal with a hard-headed man who keeps getting between her and the truth.

Danger and mystery mount as Harper and Logan uncover more of the secrets Matthew kept hidden from everyone, even Ellie. Did he leave town on his own, or did someone with a score to settle catch up to him? Can Harper and Logan put their mutual suspicions aside long enough to protect Ellie? Will their pride allow love to blossom before the search for the truth destroys them all?