Leah Johnson, a stubborn spitfire with the temper of a volcano, is more than ready to take over her father's ranch. Men who think they can take advantage of her because she is a woman, learn quickly what a mistake it is to underestimate her. She is fierce but has a heart of gold. When her father is taken from her during a stagecoach accident, her entire world collapses. Leah still has her mother, but Patricia Johnson is shy, insecure, and fragile - the opposite of her feisty daughter. When her mother's father and brother think they can just take over the ranch and pressure her for money, she is ready to fight.

After being kidnapped and gone for several weeks, the men in her life are not willing to step back and let the determined young woman end up in even more danger. Together with the ranch's foreman Cash, her godfather forces her to go with him to Sacramento and away from the ranch. She doesn't last long in the big city. Her heart bleeds for home, and she can't stand not knowing what her relatives are doing to her beloved ranch. After convincing her godfather that she needs to return and can't hide forever, she goes back disguised to get hired as a cowboy. Pretending to be a man isn't as easy as it sounds and Leah gets into trouble when one of the new cowboys finds her sneaking around and discovers that she isn't as manly as she tries to appear. Not knowing whom she can trust and who is hired by her uncle, Leah unearths secrets she never expected.