Under the bright arena lights of a rodeo show, young Avelina Belo falls for a ha
ndsome cowboy with a larger-than-life personality. After a whirlwind courtship,
she happily moves away from her family in northern California and settles into m
arried life with her cowboy on a seven-thousand-acre cattle ranch in Montana. On
e freak accident later, Avelina's hopes for the future come to an end.
Nate M
yers graduated from UCLA medical school at the top of his class, ready to follow
in the footsteps of his father, a superstar cardiothoracic surgeon. Six years l
ater, Nate's career is being ruined by a malpractice suit. Questioning himself f
or the first time, he retreats to a Montana cattle ranch to visit his uncle and
gain perspective.
There, he meets a beautiful young woman named Avelina who t
eaches him more than he ever knew about matters of the heart.
