Soon after Rosalie Foxe arrives in the Queen City of northern Michigan for the summer of 1900, she stands at the center of a candy shoppe controversy. Accused of frittering away a gold coin meant for her aunt and uncle's candy shoppe mortgage payment, Rosalie learns they are about to lose their store and the apartment above which is their home. When Kenton McCune, a handsome, Harvard-trained lawyer comes to their aid, he responds with tart words to Rosalie's claim of innocence. Can her spun-sugar web of sweetness capture his confidence, and his heart?