An escape across the Atlantic, where she can cover her cousin's bakery and test out her popular Asian-fusion treats, is the healing distraction Londoner Maddie Liu needs after her failed engagement.

Her bags are only packed for a few weeks, but the family friend who collects her at the airport is an unexpected and irresistible temptation.

Rick Callahan left the Army to take over his dad's carpentry business and make a home for his sister and her son. He keeps himself busy providing for them, so there isn't time for romance in his mind. But everything changes when he meets Maddie, and they realize how much they need each other.

Family and friends help Maddie feel at home, but it's Rick who makes her yearn to stay, even though the career she has built is across an ocean.

When her past shows up in Kentucky, and the date of her return flight creeps closer,Rick and Maddie must decide if their sugar rush is worth the risk.