Down on her luck, Southern belle Bella gets sold into a frontier whorehouse by the very man who was supposed to marry her. She barely escapes with her life and ends up stumbling onto the ranch of Cole — a brooding, rough-around-the-edges millionaire who hasn't spoken to anyone in years. To keep herself alive and help Cole hold on to custody of his autistic daughter, they strike a bargain: a marriage of convenience. He's the beast, she's the delicate flower, and together they have to fake being head over heels — until the heat between them makes it impossible to keep pretending. Two broken people, one wild ride, and a whole lot of enemies to crush along the way.