Hillary Greene is a strong-willed, independent business owner, and chef who likes to be in control and isn't afraid to share her opinions. Watching from the sidelines her closest friends slowly find their forever partners and build lives together. She has tried the online dating game and has been set up on dates by friends, but she constantly feels like the last one standing.
Garrett Stone is a military man-turned-small-town sheriff who has always been the protector of his family and friends. He has loved Hillary from a distance since they were kids but never crossed the line of going after his older sister's best friend. He watches her go on date after date with the wrong guys but is afraid to make his move out of fear of ruining their friendship and causing an uncomfortable shakeup among their friends...
until...
Things heat up after drinking all day with friends. Loneliness, machoism, and desire reach a climax, and one night of unexpected passion turns things upside down. Feelings get complicated, and after an agonizing series of passive-aggressive exchanges, their friends have had enough.
Did they make the biggest mistake possible? Their lifelong friendship is now at stake, along with their relationships with their mutual friends. They've been told to find common ground again, and until that happens, they are both banned from future gatherings.
Can they find a compromise and figure out how to move forward and make amends?