Understanding one's own heart can be life's greatest challenge. Jill Merrick thinks she has it all figured out. She's taken back her life after a disastrous second marriage and is committed to the single life. She's sworn off romance and savors each day as proprietress of the inn on her Indiana farm. Her grown daughters arrive at the inn for the Fourth of July week and blow up her plans for a homey get-together. When her son-in-law's uncle also arrives for the week unexpectedly, the fireworks begin. The irresistible history professor turns Jill's life upside down and threatens her happy single situation. Is she ready to gamble on romance? Amid an out-of-control week, how will she find the clarity she seeks?