Sarah Anderson escapes her stepfather and his unruly children and heads for California and her brother Seth, trusting God to keep her safe on the perilous journey west. Matt Sterling rescued Seth from danger and taught him to become a top hand on the Sterling ranch. Betrayed by one selfish girl, Matt has vowed the San Joaquin River will run dry before he ever gets involved with another woman. He’s better off fighting cattle rustlers, floods and drought to make his spread one of the finest in the valley. Why, then, is he so concerned about Seth’s sister?

Life on the Diamond S Ranch will never be the same after Dori Sterling arrives like water through a broken dam. Cowboy Seth Anderson is determined to fight adversity and keep the faith, but he can’t prevent floods or stop the undercurrents menacing the ranch and the girl he loves. Only God can help the dedicated young man and rebellious girl navigate troubled waters and get past the log jam that blocks their way to happiness.

Ellie has gone from rags to riches. . . But will this "Sierra Songbird" find treasure at the end of the rainbow - or only fool's gold? Seven years after Ellianna and Timmy Stoddard 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 cannot be the answer to the new minister's prayers for a wife! Joshua Stanhope is also plagued by doubt. Can a small-town preacher compete with his influential twin brother? Edward can make Ellie the toast of San Francisco by helping her soar to fame and fortune like the meadowlark whose song is no sweeter than hers. How can Josh convince his congregation that he must seek the "lost sheep," not just minister to those in the fold? And how will God rescue Tim and Ellie from danger, help them forgive their undeserving father, and free Ellie to accept Josh's love?

Timothy Sterling scoffs at love at first sight... until he meets Angelina Montoya. Tim is smitten with the dark-haired beauty—in spite of suspecting she is less than angelic. Free at last from the sheltered atmosphere of her 1890s San Francisco convent school, eighteen-year-old Angel is enchanted with life on her father’s hacienda. Her charm and rich inheritance attract would-be suitors, but Don Fernando insists she wed a wealthy hacendado to continue the Castilian bloodline. Angel is torn between her desire to honor her father’s wishes and her dread of marrying a man twice her age.