Widowed Lisa Bickford is overwhelmed by the demands of her deteriorating mansion and spoiled adult children who returned to the nest. A recurring nightmare and a quarrel with her children push her over the edge. She seeks refuge in her hometown where she meets high school sweetheart, Tracer Marsley, and they quickly renew their former romance.

But divorced Trace has problems too. He's dealing with his spoiled daughter in college, his demanding ex-wife, and her doting but controlling parents. Their outrageous emphasis on opulence fuels Trace's disdain for luxury and he goes to extremes of recycling and unnecessary economy

Then Lisa succeeds in selling the mansion and forcing her kids to stand on their own two feet. He can't understand her pushing her kids away when he's trying so hard to build a relationship with his daughter.

Can their fragile new love survive these stresses and flourish?