unwed, Becky Troyer has been a pariah in her Amish

community in Missouri. Even after the young mother

confesses her sin and rejoins the church, her peers continue

to shun her, and she despairs the unlikelihood of marrying

for love. It seems that her only hope is to eventually marry

a widower with a family of his own.

Becky's world changes when Jacob Miller arrives at her

family's farm with the understanding that he will help with

chores during the summer and then return to Pennsylvania.

What Jacob does not know is that his father, who

disapproves of Jacob's sweetheart, Susie, sent him away

as part of a plan to introduce new blood into the Amish

community of Seymour. In addition to his work around the

farm, Jacob undertakes the task of cheering up the lovely

yet listless Becky, inviting her to various youth gatherings

and offering her the only unconditional friendship she's

known.

As their friendship grows, the two find themselves

inexplicably drawn to each other. Will Becky and Jacob

overcome their insecurities and self-doubts so that their

love can grow, or will Jacob keep his pledge to Susie and

turn his back on Becky, as so many others have done?