Through hardship and famine, like gold tested by fire, she emerges, purified and refined, only to meet her greatest test. Though the elements rage about her, Jennifer Townley is oblivious to everything but the mission which has compelled her to the rowdy mining town of Cripple Creek. Distributing Bibles and ministering to the gold-crazed miners and saloon girls is a dream she shares with her father. But it is a modern-day prodigal son, Clint Kincaid, who challenges her imagination and her heart. Lured by the promise of gold and a desire to prove himself worthy of his proud family name, Clint must learn that the riches, identity, and love offered by God are the only values that endure.