Fresh out of the military, widower Joe Diaz is determined to raise his young son alone.

But his next-door neighbor Meg McGuire has set her sights on the same house–and teaching job– as Joe! He’s all about family now, not romantic entanglements, and he won’t give up without a fight.

But what about little Davy, who’s growing more attached to Miss Meg every day? Or Joe, who finds himself dreaming of a home and family with the one woman in town who could take it all away?