Not looking for any more complications in his life, especially of the female variety, Ryker De La Fuente visits family in Blossom Creek. He’s hoping the change of scenery will ease his mind and help him focus on the decision he needs to make in Italy. However, before he arrives in Blossom Creek, his plans derail when he drives the town's own, Beatrice Leonard, off the road during a snowstorm. Beatrice is different in a refreshing way, and he finds his interest piqued, which confuses him. The one thing Ryker shouldn’t be doing in Blossom Creek is flirting with an attractive woman who makes his blood warm when he’s only visiting. He can’t resist the shy beauty, and of course, one thing leads to another, giving the town something new to gossip about. While Ryker is preoccupied with Beatrice, the newly formed ladies' Book Club finds the new fire chief to be an intriguing topic of discussion.

Kennedy De La Fuente is enjoying life in Blossom Creek. It's the first time away from home, and the small apartment in the converted barn is perfect. The scenery is, for the most part, similar to that of Montana. The scenery at the small fire station, on the other hand, is nothing like it is back home. Her gaze has a mind of its own and is drawn to the handsome fire chief. Kennedy is finding it increasingly difficult to hide her feelings for the man. It’s the very last thing she wants. A heatwave is currently engulfing Blossom Creek and its inhabitants. The fire department is kept busy responding to medical emergencies and attempting to keep the forest surrounding the town from burning. Zeke Davidson has begun to prefer being out on a job so that he’s not in close quarters with his office manager, who wears very little due to the oppressive heat. The woman is a distraction he doesn’t need—in fact, she is the very last thing he wants. Once again, the Between the Sheets Book Club is more interested in gossip than a book. This time, the ladies are discussing Zeke and Kennedy.

With Blu, a woman he's grown up with, telling the town she's going to be his wife, Shep Carter finds it difficult to pursue the woman he truly loves. They, too, grew up together, and somewhere during their adolescence, he fell head over heels in love with Louisa Ryland. He's tried his hardest not to act on his feelings because of his friendship with Blu, but he can't do it any longer. Louisa and Shep's friendship turned into love somewhere along the way, and she's been nursing a broken heart ever since. It's all she can do when her best friend, Blu, is also in love with him. Between the Pages, Louisa's bookstore, saved her as she accepted her broken heart and the fact that Shep would one day leave town. After all, that was all he talked about the summer before they left for college...yet he returned home and has made a life for himself in Blossom Creek. Their love has been contained for years, but this summer it’s about to explode into a passion neither can control yet hope never ends.

Teagan Tremayne had once hoped to go to college and pursue a career as an artist. Things hadn't gone as planned, and she now co-owned the Tremayne Tavern with her brother. She was content in her small town and had no desire to meet a man until two newcomers caught her eye. It irritated her that a few of her friends had advised her against looking at the two firefighters. Maybe that's why her gaze kept straying in their direction.Emile and Blake De La Fuente, cousins who were only two years apart in age. They did everything became firefighters, EMTs, ski patrollers, and even lived together. One thing they loved doing together was something that made others uncomfortable, women. Teagan Tremayne had caught their eye on arrival into town; now all they had to do was persuade her that they wanted more than one night.