Grace is losing her eyesight. No longer able to teach, she is given a plot of land by the school board, but time is running out. What good will a farm do her if she’s blind? What she needs is a husband who will take her along with the land.

Hoping to earn an honest wage on his way to the land rush, Clayton ends up on Grace’s doorstep, lured by a classified ad. He may have signed on for more than he expected though-and he may have found the one woman who can keep him from moving on.