Successful businessman Zach Reyes comes to the small Texas town of Desperado with the goal of persuading the proud and independent farm owner Annie Aquilar to sell the land on which her farm is located. However, his attempts are met with decisive rebuff from Annie, causing the involuntary respect of Zach, who is not used to seeing refusal in anything. Captivated by the beauty of a young woman, Zach Reyes completely forgets about the case for which he climbed into such a wilderness, and about his bride, the eccentric, spoiled beauty Lu-Ann. However, Lu-Ann is ready to do anything to get her fiancé back...