Cindy Robbins, disinherited by her blueblood father, survives on the streets of Lincoln Nebraska with her three year old son Quentin, the product of her rebellion. Now she faces a life-threatening demand that forces her to attempt a desperate deception to save her boy.
Frank Malone left his reckless high plains cowboy life for a safe urban existence. Sadly, his wife and son died in a freak accident. Now he 'accidentally' meets Cindy and, not suspecting her scheme, invites her into his home. And into his heart, prompting his determined quest for the truth behind the perfect stranger; a truth that could bring an end to his life as well as to hers.