When her employer passes away in the spring of 1876, Katie never imagines the places her life is about to take her. Without a family to care for her, she leaves the mountains of New Hampshire and goes to the mean and hungry streets of Boston, where she plans to go into service. There, she faces challenges the likes of which she never imagined, and she clings to her faith and determination to get her through. She is fearful for her future when a letter arrives and sets her on a journey to the Dakotas, where she hopes to find safety, and maybe even love. The handsome rogue Dane Riley is not what she expects, and he is certainly not what she needs. That might be the only thing they agree on... Turning again in the direction of her faith, Katie joins with a handsome missionary and travels farther west, into the wilds of the territory, to bring the Word of God to the natives and the settlers there. It's a brutal life, and she soon finds herself in mortal danger. Will Dane be her savior, or will she be his?