The fire destroyed her but saved her from marriage to a cruel man.
Nelly knows no man will ever love her as she bears horrific scars from a fire where she was hailed as a hero. The loveless marriage she was destined for broke apart when the man couldn't bear to look at her. But Boyd's ad has her heart fluttering and hope ignites in her soul.
Boyd wants a woman to take care of his house. The handsome sheriff wants only a marriage of convenience, nothing more. When Nelly arrives, Boyd is shocked when she takes off her veil. As time passes, he's convinced that Nelly must go. A heartbroken Nelly feared it would come to this, never expecting to fall in love with a man who can't bear to look at her.