Seven years after Ellianna and Timmy are sent to frontier California by their contemptible father, eighteen-year-old Ellie still carries the weight of his sins. Surely a scoundrel's daughter isn't the answer to the new minister's prayers for a wife! Joshua Stanhope is also plagued by doubt. How can a small-town preacher compete with his influential twin brother, who can help Ellie soar to fame and fortune like the meadowlark whose song is no sweeter than hers?