Bullfighter and ranch hand Clint Palmer yearns for a family of his own and desires a relationship with barrel racer Lacy Roberts, a fellow ranch employee. But what would she want in a guy who was abandoned by his father and has a mother who is an alcoholic? If hes ever going to be seen in a different light by Lacy, he needs greater financial security than what a ranch-hand position provides. Lacys parents have scorned her ever since she opted for ranch life rather than pursuing a business career. Shes attracted to Clint, who has shown enough interest in her that she reveals a secret about her pastonly to be rejected by him. Shes about to move on when Clint learns a secret related to his own life that changes everything.