Bert DuBoise worked as a shanghaied sailor aboard the Black Heart. Intent on forgetting his time aboard the ship, he decides to move to Cheyenne, Wyoming for a fresh start. He meets a lovely kitchen girl at his new work, confirming to him he’s made the right choice. Matilda Macbeth came to the Bromley Hotel to escape a shameful past. The last thing she ever planned was being friendly with any man, especially as one as handsome as the new stable hand Mr. Bromley hired. Can a woman who’s determined to keep everyone at a distance allow herself to fall for a man who also wants to forget a past?