Saloon owner Boyd Grayson is intrigued by his new neighbor, Claire Ashier, and considers her temperance crusade to shut down his noisy tavern nothing more than a game. While matching wits with the beautiful, aloof widow, he uncovers her torturous secrets that shock him to the core. Her pain affects him deeply, and he wants to free Claire from her self-imposed prison, but she guards her heart with a gun and memories she can't forget. As the battle intensifies, so do their feelings for each other. Their unexpected friendship changes the game, and also Boyd. He vows to disarm Claire with his love and show her he is a man worthy of her trust, and her love.