Disillusioned with love, Dr. Sean Gallagher returns to Marietta to join its expanding medical facility. Marietta's newest, most eligible bachelor isn't looking for long-term involvement—especially not with his brother's much-younger former girlfriend, Honey Jordan. But short term? That's another matter.
Escaping a toxic relationship with her father, barrel racer Honey spends as little time as possible in Marietta. Home for the 78th Annual Copper Mountain Rodeo, a brief fling with the town's hottest new doc might be just the thing to distract her until she can leave again. But when a riding accident strands Honey in Marietta, an affair meant to last a few nights turns into something much deeper, leaving both Sean and Honey torn between the safety of saying goodbye and the heartache of losing what they dare not admit they've found—one true and lasting love.