Thirty-eight-year-old Posey Jarvis is the self-appointed "Empress" of Cooke County, Tennessee. When she unexpectedly inherits a derelict mansion from her Aunt Milbrey, she finagles her way into hosting her high school's twentieth reunion there. She cares nothing about seeing her classmates, but she cares deeply about seeing the love of her life, a man who dumped her nineteen years ago. Eighteen-year-old Callie Jane finds herself accidentally engaged and is panicking about her fast-approaching wedding. She dreams of leaving everything she's ever known and starting over in California, but when her life has been mapped out for her from birth, how can she break free?