Divorced and fiercely independent, Elaine has built a successful career and a quiet life raising her daughter. Her controlled world is turned upside down when Jace, her daughter's charismatic twenty-year-old classmate, publicly declares his love for her. Facing social scandal and her own internal resistance, Elaine tries to push him away. But Jace sees past her professional armor to the lonely, passionate woman beneath. As he persistently chips away at her defenses with genuine devotion, Elaine is forced to confront the walls around her own heart and consider a love she never dared to imagine.