When Owen Youniacutt is falsely - and ironically - accused of soliciting a prostitute, his wife bars him from their Southern California home. Unsure where to turn, Owen picks the worst option from a list of bad ideas. He flees to his roots, the Lightnin Y cattle ranch in South Dakota, home of old demons, a lost love, and a mountain of unforgiven hurts. Add to those woes a mother suffering a mysterious, possibly fatal disease, and Owen faces losing every good thing in his life. But within the assorted wreckage is the chance for redemption, if only he can untangle past relationships and build new ones.