It's 1897 in New York City. Elizabeth Monroe is a seventeen-year-old socialite, bred from a prominent and wealthy family. When she’s not enjoying vacations in the Hamptons, or spending her father's money, she dreams of getting into a prestigious university to study veterinary medicine. Unfortunately, Elizabeth’s life is turned upside down after she's accused of cheating on her schoolwork, leading to her scholarship being revoked. As punishment, Elizabeth's father sends her to North Carolina to work on a ranch as hired help for the summer....right before her eighteenth birthday. Down in North Carolina, twenty-eight-year old rancher, Michael Livingston, has been through hell and back. He’s lost his mother, father and siblings all to the consumption. And not to mention, a wife who decided to leave him for his best friend shortly after his family perishes. Ranch life was never his ambition. Now Michael must put his dreams of teaching aside and focus on what really matters. He refuses to let everything his father built go up in smoke and now he desperately needs help to keep his family’s legacy afloat. When Elizabeth arrives on the Livingston ranch, Michael believes he’s made a grave mistake by taking on such a spoiled city girl. Within moments of arriving, Elizabeth makes it clear to Michael that living in a house with no plumbing or electricity will be the bane of her existence. Elizabeth’s strong-will is put to the test as Michael shows her the real meaning of a hard day’s work. As they continue to work side-by-side from dusk until dawn, it doesn’t take long for an unexpected friendship to bloom. Michael begins to enjoy Elizabeth’s presence on the ranch and he realizes there is much more to her than a pretty face. In a brief moment of vulnerability, this sheltered city girl experiences a sexual awakening that makes her question everything she’s ever known. It’s only a matter of time before their two worlds collide. Michael and Elizabeth’s connection is undeniable and the spark between them is lit. She is fire and he is water, and together, they make steam—but will their lifestyle differences end in happily ever after, or total devastation?