Arriving in the small prairie town of Buffalo Valley in North Dakota to visit an old family friend while his reluctant fiancee makes up her mind, Vaughn Kyle encounters Carrie Hendrickson and soon everything he once thought he wanted is called into question.

"When fate brings three strangers to a charming space for lease on the California coast, the Boardwalk Bookshop is born. Part bookstore, part gift shop, part bakery, it's a dream come true for Bree, Mikki and Ashley. But while their business is thriving, their personal lives are...not. Bree, wounded by brilliant but cold parents and her late husband's ultimate betrayal, has sworn to protect her heart at all costs. Even from Ashley's brother, a writer...