Sheriff Bowie Cahill is a man on a mission. Investigating rumours about his parents' death, he won't even let his pretty landlady get between him and the truth.

Widow Merritt Dixon knows what it's like to be the wife of a lawman... always coming second. She might need Bowie's protection, and she can't deny it feels good, but she's determined this time she'll stand on her own two feet!

When the line between family and justice is blurred, Bowie and Merritt must decide which comes first - the law or love?