When Mitch Grady goes to a saloon to help his brother, he finds that his brother’s horse isn’t the only thing being offered in a poker game. Heather Curtiss’ brother has bet her as well. Vowing an innocent woman won’t be forced to give up her virtue to a disreputable gambler, Mitch joins the game. With luck, he wins and frees Heather.

Seeing this as her chance to get away from her brother, Heather appeals to Mitch’s kindness. She proposes marriage and offers to help him care for two children and his ailing mother. He accepts, but Heather’s brother hasn’t gone away. And Mitch might find that keeping her is going to take more than a poker game.