After years of turmoil and tragedy, Megan Wescott is close to despair when her younger brother contracts rheumatic fever. Desperate to pay for Jeremy's hospital care, she answers an ad seeking a housekeeper who is willing to move to the Colorado Territory. But Steven Chamberlin, a former Confederate soldier and riverboat gambler, wants more than a maid: He wants a "hired-by-the-month" wife so he'll receive a substantial inheritance promised by his father's will. In Colorado, rustlers and land disputes await the newlyweds, as well as the Christian message. Will Steven and Megan survive the rigors of this mountainous land as strangers...or as lovers?

Twenty years ago, Banjo lost his wife and son. Since then he's been satisfied to act as surrogate uncle and grandfather to the families who live in Colorado's ranching country. That is, until Sally Newcomb rides into his life. She awakens feeling in Banjo he thought had died long ago. But Sally has problems of her own. It seems her late husband acquired enemies she never knew about, and now these men are determined to take her ranch from her. Can Banjo help this proud and independent woman? And will they both accept the new song of love God wants to place in their hearts?