Fenella Shaw leaves England to start a new life on a Canadian cattle ranch, bequeathed to her by the father she hasn't seen since childhood. Understandably, she relies for help and advice on Max Geerling, the ranch-manager. So it comes as no surprise when the news of their engagement is announced: it appears to be a true love match. But it soon becomes clear that blond Max is not all he appears to be, and Fenella finds her fiancé with another woman. Moments after, in a blind fury, she has a wild and passionate night a stranger, and begin the most hair-raising adventure of her life. She rides with the stranger through the Canadian wilderness to the magistrate's office - to become Mrs. Gail O'Shean. Then they part forever, or so she thinks. Try as she might, Fenella cannot forget Gail's handsome face and beautiful eyes. But repentant Max wants her back desperately. Suddenly, in a rush of kidnapping, bandits, and sheriff posses, Fenella is involved in a breathtaking intrigue. Three men want her, but only one loves her. Will she discover him before it was too late?