On a visit to Magnolia, North Carolina, an elegant, if dilapidated, mansionfor sale presents Emma Cantrell the opportunity to start over. Risking everything on her dream of opening the Wildflower Inn, Emma buys the house. A chance meeting with Holly, a bride-to-be in need of a new venue, gives her the name of a contractor who'll work fast and cheap, allowing Emma to repair the inn in time to host the wedding. Grudgingly, Cameron Mitchell agrees to do the work, with one condition: that he be left completely alone. But the more time they spend together, the more Emma touches a part of his heart he was sure died long ago.