Dismissed from the university where she served as Professor of Romantic Languages, Dr. Molly Whitcomb travels west to start over in the secluded mountain town of Timber Ridge, Colorado, where she'll be teaching children. Her train stops in Denver, and on a whim, she purchases a wedding band -- an attempt to cover a mistake, as well as a chance at a new start. Sheriff James McPherson was eager to hire a schoolteacher, but Dr. Molly Whitcomb wasn't at all what he expected. His instincts about people -- which rarely miss the mark -- tell him she's hiding something. And when Molly's secret begins to seep out, her reinvented life begins to unravel. She stands to lose her job, her newfound relationship with the sheriff -- and her renewed faith in God.