Lydia Peterson is content to run her stud farm and remain single - she doesn't want the autocratic Colonel Simon Wescott interfering with her life. However, thrown together by a series of dramatic events, their lives become endangered, forcing them to reconsider their first impressions. Will Simon be able to compromise his duty to put King and country first, in order to save Lydia's life? Can she give up her independence and become a soldier's wife?