After uprooting her teenage son from their small town to the big city, single mom Tess Lockwood discovers that Bruce has fallen in with a gang of troublemakers at school and she finds herself paying a visit to the principal's office. But the rugged man behind the desk is not what she expected..

Handsome ex–cop turned educator Mitch Jackson has a mission to help all the kids at his school. But the vulnerable Tess gives him another reason to help Bruce. She touches a place deep inside him–stirring up emotions he's not felt in a long time–and as they work together to save Bruce before it's too late, he can hope she'll come to believe that God has brought them together for a reason.