A stranger appears on Ana Martin's Galveston doorstep, summoned by her father before his untimely death. When Ana boards a train bound for her uncle's vast hacienda, Eduardo is there to see her safely to her new home in the stark desert landscape of northern Mexico. Eduardo's passionate ideals set him at odds with the corrupt Mexican government as his writings fuel a revolution and draw Ana closer. But it is Carlos, the dashing rodeo rider and freedom fighter, who touches her soul, setting Ana Martin on a journey that will test her strength and forge her destiny.