Vera Monet wants to leave the Las Vegas companion life behind. When her favorite client passes away, he leaves her the ultimate fresh start: half ownership of a beautiful, albeit failing, Vermont inn named Heartwood. There's just one problem. The other half belongs to Clayton Casablancas, her client's uptight, perpetually scowling, suit-wearing son. To make matters worse, Clayton believes Vera was his father's "spiritual life coach." Thanks to his father's final wish, Clayton reluctantly joins forces with Vera to save Heartwood. As they work together, Vera finds herself falling for Clayton, even if he is the grumpiest man in Vermont. But with Heartwood on the verge of collapse, failure means losing her shot at a new life. And when Clayton inevitably discovers what kind of "coaching" she really did in Sin City, she's terrified that she'll lose him too.

Opal Mailo has a plan: climb the corporate ladder, perfect her appearance, and finally belong in the elite world of high finance. Fixing her teeth is next on her list. Dr. Apollo Merrill is the orthodontist she's paying to make it happen. He's a sunbeam in a white coat - kind, maddeningly unreadable, and far too observant. He notices the things no one else does, sees past her careful polish, and looks at her in a way that feels a little too personal. As Opal's teeth straighten, the rest of her life begins to unravel. The burnout is blinding. The pull towards Apollo is inconvenient. The "perfect" version of herself is starting to look like a stranger. Caught between who she's becoming and who she's always been, Opal begins to wonder if perfection is worth the cost - and if maybe she doesn't need to be flawless to be worthy of love.