Two men desire vivacious, wild-haired Cora Patton, a midwife in a colonial town. Cora has no time for frivolity since her father, Maryville's only doctor, died during a tornado, but it's high time she found a husband. Cora's standards are high. He must be a gentleman, not a troublemaker like Jim Sinclair, her childhood nemesis. Jim yearns to rescue the Sinclair farm from his gambling father and earn Cora's love. Robert Helston, a ruthless newspaper magnate, intends to marry Cora and sweep her into his luxurious bed. When Jim learns the truth about Robert, he must act with force and passion.