Confronted by her fiancé's pregnant mistress, heiress Lucy Rickman decides she's not interested in marriage, after all. Encouraged by her headstrong grandmother, she heads west, glad of the chance to get away from lying men, and hoping for an adventure. She will now have the chance to use her education, avoid men and marriage, and find true, honest friends in Butte, Montana. Being both a bachelor, and a millionaire has Boone Jackson running for cover! His mother wants him to find a wife! Like yesterday! He's not interested, until the new schoolmistress shows up in town, that is. When she mistakes him for the local handyman, he finally has the perfect opportunity to see if a beautiful girl could want him for himself, rather than for what he can provide. But if Lucy finds out, will she be able to move past his lie? Or will she leave him behind in the dusty mining town forever?

Hazel Adams can’t help but be intrigued when Wyatt Coltrane rides into the sleepy town of Midway. Her childhood friend and one-time beau Nathan, however, keeps getting in the way of any possible relationship, claiming that Coltrane is bad news. Hazel is quite sure that Nathan’s simply jealous and unwilling to see her with another man. When the truth about Coltrane comes out, the revelation shocks both Hazel and Nathan—and will change their lives forever, either pushing them apart, or bringing them together once at for all. Hazel must figure out what her heart truly wants and which is the man who can give those things to her.