Cette série explore la vie de protagonistes indépendants confrontés à de profondes difficultés et à la lutte pour la survie. Elle met en lumière des personnages féminins résilients naviguant dans un monde où elles doivent tracer leur propre voie, souvent sans personne sur qui compter. Les récits explorent les thèmes de l'autonomie, de la recherche d'appartenance et de la pure volonté de persévérer face à des obstacles considérables.
Lark Lawrence was alone. In the entire world there was no one who cared for her. There were worse things than independence and Lark had grown quite capable of providing for herself, but as winter loomed, she suddenly found herself with no means to afford food and shelter.
As a child, Cedar Dale had adored the handsome ranchers son, Tom Evans. And when chance brought her face-to-face with the object of her childhood fascination once more, Cedar Dale began to believe that perhaps her fragmented heart could be healed.