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Mail-order bride and family healer Bridget O'Hara is stunned when her fiancé suddenly calls off the wedding. Determined not to be cast aside, she travels to the Oregon ranch Karl Burgen owns with his brother Gus, who is married to Bridget's cousin Per. Once there, she discovers Karl has been seriously injured and is in pain, angry and depressed. As she attempts to heal him and bring him back to his old self, Bridget and Gus encounter rustlers, killing the brother of a murderous outlaw. The man vows revenge, plotting to destroy the ranch and ravage the women before killing them. Complicating matters are the discovery of an injured Indian boy and the threat his tribe poses, an injury to Bridget and Karl's stubborn personality.