Welcome to Johns Creek, New York, a small town filled with second chances. When life gets to be too much for Charlotte Hastings, she retreats to the woods to commune with nature. An avid rock climber and outdoor enthusiast, she descends to a lovely little valley in the middle of a natural rock formation in Johns Creek to try to forget about her failed relationship with her preppy almost-fiancé, Nathan Lockwood. When a freak rainstorm forces her to seek shelter, she meets a stranger who incites fires of passion within her. Shawn Clark proves to be a delicious distraction, but in her heart, she's not sure he's the man who can help her move on. Charlotte knows it's time to make a choice, but who should she choose? The man who may no longer be waiting for her? Or the man who fills her with passion but no intellectual stimulation? Will Charlie rise to the occasion and climb to the height of passion, or will she risk it all only to fall?