Amethyst Maguire isn't surprised when she sees the man she thought was her boyfriend of three months making out in the mall parking lot, since he is the second boyfriend in a row who has cheated on her. Now she has a line in the sand, and she won't even consider dating again for ten years. Maybe twenty. Until she's wise enough to be able to distinguish the good ones from the cheaters.

Blake Horgan has sworn off dating after being jilted, then a year later, cheated on. His focus is now on carpentry, and only carpentry, while staying away from all women. Working in a converted horse barn with a great boss and quiet co-workers brings enough satisfaction to his life. Until the day Amethyst Maguire, the new hire, walks into the workshop. The same Amethyst Maguire he caught trespassing in his apple tree only weeks before. He tells himself there is no place for chaos in his future plans. Then he wonders if he believes it.