When thirty-eight-year-old Nick Sullivan agrees to deliver hot chocolate to the new English professor at the local University, he has no way of knowing a simple good deed will forever change his life.
After losing his wife and daughter in an automobile accident, Nick believes his wounds are too deep to heal, so he withdraws to the safety of the East Tennessee mountains. There, he purchases a small farm where he spends his days riding horses and nights battling the ghosts of his past.
A thousand miles away, an ambitious, thirty-three-year-old English professor named Eve Gentry has just accepted a job that will take her to a small town in Tennessee. After a recent divorce, Eve is eager for a fresh start and the opportunity to prove that she can make it on her own.
Looking to put down roots, Eve searches for a place she can call home. One evening, she discovers a flyer for a property that appears too good to be true. When her realtor takes her to see it, she immediately purchases it. Little does she know her new neighbor is the same man who she hasn't been able to get out of her mind.
As time passes and they grow closer, Eve and Nick discover life and love are built on second chances.