It's May 1996 and Marietta High
School English teacher Kate MacCreadie is almost at the end
of her rope, torn between the demands of her work and her
heavy involvement in helping her younger brother Rob and his
wife Melinda take care of their five young children on the
MacCreadie family ranch.
When Marietta's fine-looking new sheriff, Harrison Pearce,
pulls Kate over for her third traffic violation in as many
months, they both know it's a sign that something has to
give. Kate finds it almost a relief to be told by this calm,
strong man to get her life in order, and then she just keeps
on seeing him - at school after there's been a suspicious
break-in, on the evening of the prom when he's off duty and
driving his nephew and friends to the event in one of his
brother's gorgeous vintage cars.
Late that night, after prom is over, a tragedy at River Bend
Park brings Kate and Harrison together yet again, and this
time, in the highly charged atmosphere, Kate discovers that
she never wants to let him go. But with his divorce still
fresh, is Harrison ready for someone new?