Years ago, Joe McNier loved Maddie Baker like a little sister. When she grew into a teen beauty, their love grew into romance-only to be separated by lies, lovers and Joe's tour in Vietnam. Now, years later, Joe returns home. Can he convince Maddie of the man he is, not the person she believes him to be? Chronicling a community through deaths, births, an epic flood, and the everyday dramas within holiday picnics and high school football, My Heart Can't Tell You No asks if a woman and a man are strong enough to deny the power of love.