When Willow Ames leaves El Paso to meet her new employer, she hadn't expected him to be the arrogant cowboy who had propositioned her just the night before. Running from a forced marriage, Willow has no choice but to accept the job, though she makes it clear she's not there to play house. Still, as Willow works alongside her new boss, sharing the hardships of ranch life, Willow realizes that if he asked her to marry "him", she'd run again--straight into his arms.