After the death of her father, Tara Wilson realizes that she is alone in the world, except for her vicious stepmother, who belittles her daily for the limp she has suffered with for the last ten years. After finding her father's birth certificate, and a few pictures that seem to be from his mysterious past, Tara heads for Arizona in hopes of finding some long lost family. As Tara learns more and more about her father's unhappy childhood, more questions arise. Eventually, she has to make the difficult decision of whether learning the truth about the past is worth what it could cost the future. Ben Foster has lived his life for the last three years in a state of total self-pity over the loss of his wife and daughter. After he meets Tara Wilson, and begins to help her rebuild her self-esteem, he considers taking his own advice. Will he be able to stand up to his former wife's family and win back his rights as a father?