A loner who has never been alone, a free spirit who has never been free, Miranda craves what she missed while her life was defined by work and obligation. Restless and reckless, she needs to fill the empty hours of a life suddenly unstructured. Tending bar in a small-town tavern seems the perfect antidote and the introvert thrives. She's smart and funny and develops a fan club bantering with the regular patrons, and she's gratified by the attention of men who want more than a drink and a debate. Another life-long loner looking for change, the cold-eyed detective Pearce Donnellan vies for her attention with celebrity lawyer Cooper Mayne, who just wants someone to play with while laying low after winning a high-profile case that exploded into disaster. A woman who knows how to be alone, Miranda soon has more friends than she can handle, and an old enemy with a festering grudge. But the fire is out of the bottle. Be careful what you wish for...