Life is difficult for the Stewart family in the dying mining town of Temperance, Colorado. Although food is hard to come by and working conditions are dangerous, Zandy still finds comfort in her unyielding faith in the Lord. With the arrival of the dashing Riley Dawson, however, life becomes a bit more bearable for everyone except Zandy. Faced with an impossible ultimatum, Zandy comes to discover the true reason why Riley was sent into her world … and the hidden treasure of a willing heart.