Flora Adams is an independent sort of woman who will go to any length to remain her own boss. The owner of two saloons in Silverpines, Oregon, she has to face her worst fears when devastating earthquakes and a landslide wipes out nearly every man in town, including her barkeep. With only one saloon and two of her girls, she does what she has to to stay in business. But when the only man she ever gave her heart to shows up to apply for the bartender position, she has a lot to explain. Theadore H. McMillan, known as Mac, is looking for a more relaxed life than running fifty saloons spread out across the state of Maine. Intrigued by an ad for Barkeep in Oregon, he pursues the opportunity with his usual headstrong, feet-first mentality and arrives along with his letter of application. Little does he know the want ad was sent by the only woman he ever loved, but lost fifteen years before. Can Flora and Mac come to terms with their past mistakes? After all this time, can he win her trust? How can he convince her he’s her wanted barkeep?