Juan Acampo has been running from his past for a long time. A lightning catcher unwilling to use his powers, he's learned to avoid his kind at all costs. Usually. Then he meets a ridiculous woman standing in the middle of the road. A traveling singer and a mistress of the guitar, Rachel doesn't need any more headaches. She's been good at avoiding them too, until she needs a favor from a fellow lightning catcher. It all goes downhill from there. What starts as a ride into the next town leads them on a shared and dangerous journey. In order to survive, they must work together and choose between his powers, her past and their future.