Visiting in her fiancée's home, Marina Scott is
suffocating under the watchful eye of her future mother-in-
law. While the family enjoys a siesta, Marina goes for an
unaccompanied ride and loses control of her mount. A
handsome cowboys rescues her. She and Ward Dillon fall in
love at first sight. The only problem is Marina is engaged
to Ward's brother, Ramon! Marina calls off the wedding but
an obsessive and jealous Ramon takes matters into his own
hands. Luisa Dillon, who loathes Ward as much as she loves
his brother, is a brilliant strategist. She concocts a
series of lies that drive Marina and Ward apart. Ward
flees to the war, leaving his new bride behind. He has no
way of knowing his family's dark secret, the source of his
mother's hatred, or that Marina is pregnant.
Seven years later Marina comes to the Maxwell ranch to
convince Ward to give her a divorce so she can remarry and
give her son a father. All the old pain and anger
resurfaces, each feeling betrayed by the other. Believing
Marina's son to be his brother's child, Ward refuses to
give her a divorce because he wants the boy to have his
rightful name. Unable to convince Ward that Tanner is his
child, Marina wants a complete break from the family that
came so close to destroying her life. But it's Tanner, the
little boy who longs for the return of a father his mother
told him is a hero, who helps tear down the barriers
between Ward and Marina.