A Woman longing for more - A man content where he is - an unruly child everyone thinks is crazy - Can this thrown together group find their second chance in Cooper's Ridge? Cordie McAlister plans to leave Cooper's Ridge as soon as she heals from a gunshot wound. Well, two gunshot wounds. Her job as a Pinkerton Detective is on the line if she doesn't get back to work. After all, not everyone is happy that women are allowed to join the agency now. Along comes a child who causes so much trouble the town wants to have her institutionalized. Cordie knows she can calm down the feisty orphan and find out what's really going on since the child reminds her of herself so long ago. Joseph Bodhi is content building wooden furniture and living in the shadows in Cooper's Ridge. When a woman so sassy and bold comes along, his heartstrings begin to loosen. While Cordie finds solace in a runaway orphan with a free spirit, Joseph fights the bond the three are developing towards each other. Can three free spirits find the dream of a united family or will they run from a world where second chances can change their lives forever?