The young widow Cate Nightingale runs a small bed and breakfast in a tranquil town in the Rocky Mountains. Then one of their guests disappears without a trace. A little later, armed men storm their boarding house and demand the missing person's luggage. But apparently they don't find what they were looking for there, because together with other snipers they blow up the only entrance to the place and open fire on the residents. To save her life, Cate needs the help of the shy Calvin Harris - and of all people, he turns out to be a fearless protector and fiery lover...