The Spring of 1883 has come to Dakota Territory and Ingeborg Bjorklund is definitely on the mend after her long struggle over the loss of her husband Roald. With the arrival of Roald's distant cousin to temporarily take over the heavy field work, Ingeborg is able to return to her care of the children and the soddy. But she cannot ignore the joy he brings to their lives or the attraction she begins to feel toward him.