Krissy Dunham is a troubled 16-year-old girl whose brushes with the law have landed her in the custody of an uncle in rural California. A city girl who doesn't fit in, she forms an unlikely bonde with the legendary rodeo bronc, Black Jack. When se resolves to save him from the auction block--and certain death--she is faced with Redd Greeley, an unscrupulous killer-buyer, who has his own reasons for wanting Black Jack dead. Krissy is ultimately forced to make a decision that will forever seal their destinies.