The modernization of farming techniques and the availability of land draw’s Carrie Lexington’s family from Minnesota to the promised fields of winter wheat and riches in Kansas. They soon find out that massive production from farm factories and advancements in technology often comes with a price and the land is ready to retaliate.

When Percy James is hired on her family farm, Carrie is intrigued by his upbringing. He represents everything she imagines about the city so far from her rural life. But the more she gets to know him, the more he pulls away, leaving her to question his past and herself.