Petite and talented Sadie is a bundle of unbridled energy and optimism as she navigates college. She loves life, she loves the world for all it offers, and she loves musician Rick like he's the only guy on earth. When her dreams of a happy future with him shatter, Sadie does too. Classmate Bear, a striving country western singer, is there to pick up the pieces. Her roomies on Highland Street aren't thoroughly convinced he's the answer for the Lennon/Dylan loving Sadie, but support her when she marries him. As Bear's career soars, giving her a pampered lifestyle, Sadie struggles to find her own goals and to keep a hold on her sense of self. The return of Rick sends her mind spinning and a stranger adds to the whirl, unwittingly bringing her life, her goals, and the Highland Six Pack into altered focus.