Melinda Goodheart is a young woman with a vivid imagination and a very determined plan for her future. With no expectation of finding a husband-she's been described as an "ungainly, robust girl with big feet and the grace of a plow-horse"-Melinda has opened a small hat shop called Desperate Bonnets. Hoping to stay out of trouble and spread simple happiness with the help of her uniquely designed hats and bonnets, she is quite content without a man...