Single mom Heather Donovanās dreams of home and family are tantalizingly within reach when she settles in Chesapeake Shores. The welcoming arms of the boisterous, loving OāBrien clan embrace her and her son. But accepting their support seems to further alienate her sonās father, Connor OāBrien. His parentsā divorce and his career as a high-powered divorce attorney have left him jaded about marriage. Then everything changes. Will the possibility of a future without Heather make Connor look at love and his career differently? Heatherās just about given up on her old dreamsāof love, of family, and especially of Driftwood Cottage, the home she secretly wishes were hers. Itās going to take a lot of persuasionāand some help from the OāBrien familyāto make her believe that some dreams are worth fighting for.