In the territory of Colorado in 1867, a beautiful young convent girl discovers a half-breed Lakota gunshot and unconscious. Hiding him from the pious sisters, she nurses his wounds and fever to restore his health. But while taking care of this mysterious man--a man wanted by the law--she is stirred by passionate feelings for him. Now she must choose between a life of obedience in the convent...and the desire in her heart for one man.