They are both driven - in opposite directions.
Ex-gunslinger and Wild West Show performer, Joel Hunter, promises his mother on her deathbed he'll take his uncle's preaching circuit for the next three years, with the understanding he'll remain unmarried during that time. Then he finds Gracie, a lovely, young woman suffering from heat stroke and carrying a fortune in jewels.
Gracie has also made a deathbed promise and the stakes couldn't be higher. She is accused of stealing the family jewels, and both the law and a gang of outlaws are pursuing her. When she awakes in the arms of the handsome, itinerant preacher, she knows she's at the end of her rope and must trust him with her secrets and her life.
Whether she's a thief or a victim, Joel feels compelled to offer Gracie his pledge of sanctuary and protect her at all costs, even at the risk of compromising her and losing his heart.