in this epic and unique love story set in the wild mountains of west virginia a young woman and her unlikely friends find their way through multiple job hazards and terrible working conditions to achieve the unexpectedandrea never thought shed live in a camp trailer or work outdoors in inhospitable climates but eager to leave the stress and tedium of gradschool behind she sets off with her estranged grandpa buck to build a pipeline through the rugged mountains of west virginia shes determined to understand the man and the family divide that drove him away once the job starts she forms an unlikely friendship with nick the rough and tumble foreman of the bending crew most of the guys arent willing to accept her and rooster the handsome cocky tiein foreman is determined shes a distractionbut building a pipeline is fraught with danger fatigue and confrontation as egos collide caught up in the allmale social microcosm andrea cant help but understand the pecking order and shes at the bottom being a woman makes it even more unlikely shell be accepted buck proves to be a taskmaster but a kindhearted teddybear of a man under a gruff exterior and andrea comes to love him opening herself up to the pain of his past rooster and andrea are drawn to each other yet they know an onthejob romance will only cause problems rooster is tormented by his own past and determined to prove himself to buck a pipeline ledged messing with the old mans granddaughter is a line rooster refuses to cross but as andrea shows herself to be a hard worker and a valuable member of the crew she earns roosters respect and he cant keep his distance it seems the couple cant go back the relationship cant move forward and they cant let go both will have to make sacrifices and take a chance on ruining their credibility in order to be together