What is Valerie Mayfield to do? Her stepfather sold her into marriage with a shady saloon owner in a small town in Texas. But her husband-to-be has no intention of marrying her. He wants her as a saloon wench. Risking her life, Valerie flees during a blizzard, finding the only person in Texas she can trust… The young man she met on the train – Noah Daugherty. Valerie lands in his life and makes him question everything he’s ever wanted. Valerie knows her former fiancé will do anything to get her back, for he paid good money for her. Unwilling to let Noah’s family, who took her in, risk their lives on her behalf, Valerie flees once again. Noah finds her missing and goes after her; the saloon keeper has already captured her. But he misjudges Noah, and Noah’s love for Valerie. He also misjudges Valerie’s new-found Texas toughness.