Writer Mabel Wainwright is taking up residence in the small town of Menton so she can write her next book. She thinks it's the perfect little town to find some peace and quiet, to get some work done. What she doesn't expect is to find a town that centers around domestic discipline, even if you are an unmarried woman. She also doesn't expect to meet someone she knew briefly in college, and who is now the small town's sheriff. Sheriff Will Bates will guide Mabel in her new life. Can what is supposed to be a temporary move turn into something more permanent? And can Will save Mabel from a dangerous old boyfriend who has followed her to her new home?