Abigail Jenson works tirelessly to protect her small Missouri farm. She doesn't require saving -- but an officer appears on horseback just as marauders set her cabin ablaze. Abigail allows the soldier with the seductive Highlander's gaze to escort her to shelter in a nearby town. Matthew MacEnroy joined his adopted nation's conflict when an attack wounded two of his brothers. But battle has its price with a proud, independent beauty under his watch.