Samantha (Sam) Harper's life is not shaped by existing 19th century mores. Along with owning a gold mine with her adoptive father, she launches a pie-making business, sub-teaches grade school and campaigns for mayor. After adoption as a baby, she forever pines to learn who she is and the location of her mother. A mysterious benefactor appears and provides her with two employees to work her mine. When trouble erupts he is there to save her: first from a disastrous mine cave-in and later bailing her from jail following an altercation with law enforcement after her mayoral candidate speech during Boom Days celebration. Sparks fly when she pairs her male employees with her two girlfriends, Annabelle Keniston and Cricket Moseby, for a midnight ghost funeral to unite three sprits and dispel them from her claim. Sam wields humor to detonate life's obstacles, but even that fails upon discovering her friend has used fanatical power methods leading to his destruction. Discovery of her roots propels her into a National spotlight and opens a world beyond dreams.