Much as Aelwen Galen loves her Welsh home, her parents are too poor to provide for her, and she can't find a job to help out. When an unwelcome suitor begins to harass her, Aelwen seeks help from her one friend. Together, she and Margaret decide that she will become a mail order bride to Jackson Wilson of San Diego, California. Bravely, Aelwen sets sail for the new world, unaware that Jackson's own world is in turmoil as he struggles to adjust...