Alete Keetch knows she is too independent, too opinionated, and too headstrong to get along with someone enough to ever get married. But that's fine by her - she gets all the fulfillment she needs by running her favorite town celebrations. Until the much-too-attractive new Fire Chief comes to town, determined to cancel them. Zane Collins can't trust anyone but himself. When he moves to Nestled Hollow to become the Fire Chief and prepare the town for a potential disaster, he plans to keep his heart as closed off as ever. But it seems the only way he can accomplish his goals is to work with the captivating but infuriating woman who's trying to thwart his every move. Neither is willing to back down from what they know is right. But neither can deny the attraction building between them. Can they get past their differences long enough to fall in love?