Kailynn Hayes doesn't believe she'll ever escape the small ranching community she was born and raised in called River's End. She has nothing and nowhere else to go, with a sickly father to care for, and two brothers who would as soon do anything than work. She sees her life continuing on as the housekeeper for the Rydell River Ranch and as a waitress in River's End. Trapped by no money and family responsibilities, she doesn't believe she can escape...