Meet the people of New Skye at the Carolina Diner. And hear all about their lives and loves! After failing at marriage - not once, but twice! - North Carolina state trooper Pete Mitchell intends to remain single, no matter what. But when he pulls over his first ex-wife's Porsche for speeding, seeing her casts a spell on him all over again. It could never work...could it? Mary Rose Bowdrey comes from a different world than Pete, a world of money and style. Ten years after the end of their brief marriage, their worlds collide when Mary Rose's niece and nephew get into trouble with the law and enter a rehabilitation program run by Pete. Since Mary Rose is helping her sister with the kids, she and Pete can't avoid each other. Maybe this shared responsibility shows they dohave more common ground than just the bedroom. With two strikes against him in the marriage game, can Pete make it work the third time around?

Phoebe Moss is engaged to be married And what a catch! Adam DeVries is a hardworking, intelligent man who's running for mayor of New Skye. After years of avoiding the trappings of a relationship, Phoebe finds herself pulled toward Adam—despite his strange aversion to dogs. And he certainly seems to be attracted to her. But the engagement isn't real Phoebe Moss is a speech therapist who has been secretly helping Adam with his stutter—an impediment that could cost him the election—and they've had to hide the real reason for their constant companionship. Now they're both wondering how and when to tell the truth—the engagement is fake, they're not really in a relationship. But neither one of them seems to want to break the news….

Mr. Archer does not exist Jacquie Archer has a secret. But now she has to come clean—she never had a husband. She made him up as a cover for the biggest mistake of her life—her affair with Rhys Lewellyn. Although that mistake gave her the greatest gift she's ever received—her daughter, Erin—now Jacquie is facing the huge challenge of trying to put things right with her daughter, her family and her friends. Will Erin forgive her, especially after she finds out who her father really is? Jacquie has no choice but to find out....

Two one-parent families... With a busy job and two young kids, Valerie Manion is always looking for volunteers to help with her scouting program, Girls Outdoors! Single father Rob Warren signs up, mainly so he can keep an eye on his disabled daughter, Ginny. Valerie is looking out for Ginny, too. In spite of her cerebral palsy, she's a regular girl with growing pains—and she needs a woman to talk to. Will she open up to Valerie—the way Valerie's son, Connor, is opening up to Rob? Or one big happy family? Valerie's got growing pains of her own. She values her independence, she's proud of her children and her life. Is there room for more? She's falling for Rob, but the stakes are high. Can Val trust her heart—and make two families into one?

Abby Brannon and her father, Charlie, run the Carolina Diner—the place where everyone in town comes for Abby's special brand of TLC. Abby longs to travel, to see other places—to have someone take care of her for once. And she has someone special in mind for that job. The trouble is, no one knows what happened to Noah Blake after he disappeared from New Skye fifteen years ago. Noah's return sends a shock wave through the town—especially when everyone starts talking about where he's been. But should Abby believe what she hears, or should she trust her heart?