Gwendolyn "Red" Bozelli is Merrymount personified. She's the first person to offer help to anyone, is a cheerleader to all, remembers the little things, and loves hard. But for the past couple years, it's been the greatest performance of her life. When every hope, plan, and dream came crashing down, Red became a shell of what once was.

Enter Miller Caswell and his adorable, spitfire of a daughter, Penelope, who have only known life as just the two of them. That is, until they find themselves living in an apartment above Red's cafe. Miller is quiet and keeps to himself. He doesn't know what love is beyond what he taught himself while raising his daughter on his own.

Miller sees Red. He sees everything she is and hopes to be, and fully intends to break down every wall she's built around her heart. But can he make her believe in happily ever afters again?