Chase Chandler is head of the town newspaper, a role he took over when his father died, sacrificing any hopes and dreams he had for himself. But when his mother falls seriously ill, Chase realizes how lonely he's become and that it's time to find a wife — and life — of his own. When he promises to look out for a friend's daughter, he is shocked to discover she's the young woman with whom he once spent a secret night of passion. Now, this loner is determined to try again with a woman he fell in love with on first sight — and find out if a second chance might lead to forever.