Briar Macauley's stubbornness to prove to the world that she is the equal to any man leads her into so many disastrous circumstances that her parents despair of ever making a lady of her. With the appearance of Hal Saunders, Briar exchanges her wild ways for a husband and child she would die for and becomes the model of a perfect wife. But when tragedy strikes, Briar must use all of her courage and determination just to endure.