Matthew Cartwright lost the love of his life. Watching her twin sister live a dream life with a found family, he always felt like he was on the outside looking in. He decides to take a position in Texas, returning to his home state.

While bidding his time for the transfer, he has a fling with Rachel Foster, the one woman in town no one likes.

Rachel is a pampered, spoiled, and petty rich girl. Everything that turns him off about a woman. At the rehearsal dinner of her ex-fiancé, she creates a scene which prompts Matthew to give her a ride home. It turns out to be a surprising night for both of them. After casually seeing her for months, he’s ready to start his new life without her.

Following him to Texas, Rachel demands that he give her a chance. When she gets embroiled in a dangerous secret, Matthew must admit his secret fling to the team and save the woman he loves despite her stubborn and willful ways. When she threatens to tell the secret, can Matthew find anything to redeem Rachel, or will she be the death of him?