Saved from a traumatic past and successful in her present as a home care nurse, Josselyn Adler's dream of home ownership in the idyllic town of Unity is dashed to pieces when Dr. Ben Parnell, a cancer specialist, shows up on her doorstep claiming to be the rightful owner of the house—and Ben has the will to prove it! To Josselyn, the house represents a new start in her life. With a stable home, hopefully, a much-wanted family wouldn't be far behind.

After a near career-ending allegation is made, Ben has returned home to lick his wounds. But now he must prove Josselyn's claim to be a fake, that she used her position as a live-in nurse to his sick father to ingratiate herself into his good graces. But as he gets to know her, he can tell by her shy, often standoffish behavior, that Josselyn is a woman who has been deeply hurt in her past. Although he is attracted to the dark-haired beauty that has invaded his life, he is still suspicious of her true motives and her past involvement with his father.