Lily, a hardworking woman, meets a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid and feels a spark. However, Ryle has a complete aversion to relationships. As Lily finds herself becoming the exception to his 'no dating' rule, she can't help but wonder what made him that way. Meanwhile, thoughts of Atlas Corrigan, her first love and a link to the past she left behind, overwhelm her as he suddenly reappears and threatens everything she has built with Ryle.