Hilary French has faced defeat and hates the taste. Now she's on a mission to try and persuade the grower of the best shellfish she's ever tasted to join her stable of suppliers to Seattle's top restaurants. Arlo Hope has never gotten over the death of his mother and can't stand to be around people. It's a shame nobody told Hilary that he dislikes dealing with the public because she's determined to get him to sign up. It isn't long before both of them find that there's more at stake here than the world's best tasting oysters. The hearts of two broken people are involved and the merest hint of disaster could tear them apart before they put the cement on their relationship.