After surviving a horrific divorce and domestic abuse relationship, Evangeline Jake was content to live out her days in solitude as Pine Lake's second grade teacher with the companionship of her dog, Maple and best friend Thea. What Evangeline didn't expect was the jaded, divorcee, August Von, to catch her eye.

With so many reasons to not be together, August and Evangeline can't seem to escape the other's orbit especially when Evangeline is told to tutor August's daughter after Evangeline put his daughter in a difficult situation. Both attempt to keep their boundaries professional to save themselves from small town gossip and risking Evangeline's job. Little did they know they were going to have a much bigger issue driving them apart.