Thomas Carrington is from one of the wealthiest families in the Rio Grande Valley, unmarried, and devastatingly handsome. Katie Ellis, a nurse in San Antonio, lost both her parents in the hurricane that hit Galveston in 1900. During a visit to the Carrington Ranch, she becomes uncomfortable and hurriedly returns to San Antonio. Can she get over her discomfort and accept the love of Thomas? Can she get past the different person she becomes around his family? Will they allow the love between them to grow and flourish?