The irrepressible Charlee runs off to Las Vegas to marry the handsome Scottish horse breeder, Ian. They return to Ian's Appaloosa ranch in the forested mountains near Pineville, Montana, and begin life together, but it's not the uninterrupted bliss Charlee had imagined. As Charlee struggles to integrate herself into Ian's world, things get complicated when she encounters the ghost of Ian's father. He may be only her imagination, but Daniel raises questions about the death of Ian's first wife when he discloses family secrets. When Charlee discovers a hidden box of counterfeit money, she's drawn into a web of intrigue that stretches far beyond the little ranch. Whatever the answers, Charlee isn't going to let things like forest fires and accidents derail her from finding out the truth, and she's not going to tell Ian until she knows for sure. Calamities may test true love and the bulwark of their marriage, but it's what Ian doesn't know about Marybeth's death that threatens to destroy everything.