"Promise that you'll wait for me." | The promise of his girl's love and a basket of homemade donuts is all Drayton Michaelson has and needs when he enlists in the army and heads off to war. A young man with his whole future ahead of him and the love of Vera Thompson has no idea the cruel fate life has in store. | Fifty years later, Vera Thompson is still waiting for her love to return and hanging on to the promise of a life together with Drayton. A beautiful and sassy woman who's holding a lifetime of love in her heart and a secret recipe for sweets has no idea what a simple request will set in motion. | Will a wedding and some old fashion donuts create magic and an old-fashioned love story?