When Lily Smithers places her ad as a mail order bride, she is ready for the chance to start a new life. But she is not ready when her train is robbed and her dowry stolen—money she knows her new husband was hoping to use to help start their home.

Still grieving the death of his father, Hank Matheson is surprised to learn that he also owes his loan on the family ranch. He had hoped his new bride’s money would let them start life debt-free, and he is shocked to hear of the robbery. But he is a good man, and he would never turn Lily away.

However, fate has more in store for the new couple, and just as they begin to plan their new futures together, violence strikes Lily again. Now, she and Hank are forced to confront together the truths of prejudice and greed.