Dolores Hanson was born and raised on a farm in Idaho. One day returning from visiting her best friend Emily, she is molested in the woods connecting their farms.
Doctor Kenneth Kensey, the new doctor in town, help her to heal her many wounds from her attacker. He then literally holds her hostage under the guise of courting her.
Jake Johnson, the roving new ranch hand, whom she took a shine to, gives her little romantic attention.
Emily Cooper, her best friend and neighbor is always there to be her confidant. She is there on moments notice when needed.
Aunt Helen, her mother's sister has always been like she was an older sister of Dolores. She helps her through her teen years.
A young girl's tragic assault, in the woods, bordering, her family's farm. The pathetic young doctor who leads her into believing he is romantically interested in her. The horrendous affair he intimidates her into having with him. After much torment she is released from his grasp. She now tries to start a new life. Her joy of marriage to the man she loves is short lived. Her husband is killed in an accident. His death devastates her, but what happens later is quite unexpected.
