Susan Pettiford returns home to North Carolina after an absence of 16 years to start her own interior design business, but it's not quite the life she hoped for. Single and battling sadness, she decides to embark on a fling with architect Lucas Hamilton. A night of seduction ensues, which neither of them can forget, yet neither intends to repeat. As the complexities of family, work, and their undeniable attraction lead their paths to cross repeatedly, their feelings for each other strengthen. But the secret Susan is hiding from Lucas may destroy any future they share ...