Margaret Hartson thought she had it all. The perfect marriage, the perfect husband and the funds to never want for anything ever again. What she got, however, was a cheating husband, a disappointing marriage, and a line of creditors taking everything. With her husband dead and a scandal following her, she goes back home to lick her wounds.
 
Grayson Kilroy has always worked hard from a very young age. Now a successful pub owner, he looks forward to pleasing his patrons and leading a quiet life. But when a chance encounter has him pitted against a strong-willed woman from his past, he worries that his life will be far from quiet ever again.