Matt Dawson has returned to Harmony Springs after ten years of pitching in the major leagues. His father thinks he's a screw-up who should have joined the Army instead of playing ball. His old buddies think he's a hero with a bottomless bank account. But Matt knows he'll never be a hero, not like his brother Jon, who recently died in Afghanistan. Emily Barton once dated Jon but their break-up was brutal, made even worse when Matt tried to intervene. Years later, Emily remains trapped on an emotional treadmill, regularly changing her apartment, her job, and her boyfriend in a futile attempt to regain her earlier success. Determined to give back to Harmony Springs, Matt opens an American Dollar thrift store. But Emily recognizes a threat to the downtown shopping district and she organizes a grassroots campaign. Will she succeed at driving the American Dollar out of town—and Matt out of her life—forever?