After Dr. Christopher Clayton breaks off their relationship to return home to his troubled family, medical student Deborah Vandermark is still intent on being a matchmaker for both her widowed mother and her brother, who has caught the eye of the spit-fire daughter of the local pastor, but when Deborah learns the truth about Christopher's family, her hope for a future with him dwindles. Simultaneous Adventure and romance in 1880s Texas; when a young woman feels her dreams are thwarted at every turn, can she find her heart's desire?