She is an orphaned girl from a small town on the south coast, weighed down by family responsibilities and self-doubt. He is an A-list Hollywood star who fled after the latest scandal, leaving everything behind. A chance meeting leads them to a dubious agreement, and then to a passionate love affair that will change them both forever. When his partner in the film industry, and part-time girlfriend in real life, was caught cheating with the director of his new film, Hollywood handsome Jack Eversey, in upset feelings, finds himself leading a measured life in Butler's Bay , South Carolina. Jack hopes that the sultry heat of a small coastal town in the Lowcountry will hide him not only from the paparazzi and the girl who deceived him, but also from the meaningless life and the people who control it. Only he does not assume that he will meet Carrie-Ann Butler on his way. After the death of her parents and the responsibility for maintaining the family mansion fell on her shoulders, Carrie-Ann has been relying only on herself for quite a long time, so modest proposals from candidates for her hand in marriage Butler's Bay was never taken into account. But fate has other plans. A sudden meeting with the man who brought her favorite book character to life makes Carrie-Anne want to experience something she had previously so carefully avoided... and Jack must decide whether he should change his life for this funny, sassy girl, before he is gone the mistakes of the past caught up with us.