Back home in Tennessee, Dancy O'Neal finds herself embroiled in a long-standing rivalry between two brothers - the gentle, easy-going Jordan and the brash, hot-tempered Clint. Colliding over land rights, the constantly bickering Dancy and Clint do not immediately understand the irresistible force that draws them to each other. And only when Clint, having become a sheriff, enters into combat with a deadly opponent, the fear of losing his loved one makes Dancy understand that their love is more important than mutual insults.