Big-city radiologist Dan Davenport is ready to take New York by storm. But when an accident robs him of the most important person in his life, he decides to honor his brother by taking his place as the town physician in Forever, Texas – temporarily . He's never been fond of commitment, but when he meets a beautiful young mother struggling to get back on her feet, he reconsiders. Tina Blayne can't afford to open her heart to another man, especially one itching to leave town at the first opportunity. Yet when she begins working at Dan's clinic, she realizes the doctor's got wounds of his ownwounds that require her special brand of healing.