There's gold in the hills and Lenora Farnsworth's father uproots his family to answer the call.

Her family's protector, Victor Abernathy is a rake and scoundrel, but he's persistent. Though rejection meets him at every turn, testing him, Lenora watches him grow from a skirt-chaser to a man she can be proud of. But would she be just one more conquest, a woman on his arm so his family back in England will accept him back? Though her father has never seen her potential, she wants more than to simply marry and have a family.

Victor is used to riches, but his gambling losses cost the family a fortune.

Turned away because of his misdeeds, he's in the States to strike gold not find love. His heart is too cold for that anyway. But protecting Lenora builds something in him stronger than desire.

Will his turbulent past drive them apart or can the little mining town of Blessings be a blessing for both of them?