After Seth's wife leaves him and their son behind for greener pastures, he returns to Crossroads Creek and the family ranch he inherited years ago. He needs to learn parenting skills and fix up the ranch, but he's got time on his hands to figure it out. Leslie loves working with children. Especially the ones she sees as troubled and who need extra attention, something she recognizes all too well from her own childhood. As a teacher, she gets plenty of opportunity. And when Toby, the new boy in her class, is struggling to fit in...it's Leslie to the rescue.