Jamie Thompson's never been good at taking chances. Young, beautiful and from a wealthy family she's had little reason to. She has it all. Everything but what she values most—her freedom. So she counts the cost and flees to a Texas border town where a friend has set up a job for her.
What she didn't count on is meeting Ricky Benson. Ricky's dream of pitching in the big leagues shattered by an injury, he's killing his disappointment with booze and blondes. Jamie knows he's trouble, but she sees the good in him too. The shocking crime that happens next tests her new-found freedom and threatens her growing love for Ricky.
Life is a gamble, Jamie's finding out fast, and she discovers that for love she may have to risk it all.