Still hurting after a painful divorce, Joanna leaves the city, moving withher six-year-old daughter Mia to a country town. She's looking for a better, happier life, and when she meets farmer Chris Youngman, she discovers the possibility of afuture as a farmer's wife. Joanna is at first dismayed by the unexpected isolation of the farm, but Chris's affection helps her to adjust. Then the unexplained death of a young farm worker brings complications she could never have imagined, and Joanna has to fight for her happiness, her family, and even her own life.