Plot Synopsis

Based on the book by Catherine Lanigan. Ten years after their long-distance relationship ended, high school sweethearts Maddie and Nate reconnect when Nate, who is now a cardiologist, returns to their hometown to lecture at the hospital. Still hurt from their breakup, cupcake shop owner Maddie tries to avoid him while keeping her focus on securing funding to expand her shop with dedicated employee Chloe. With Nate's persistence, they eventually form a friendship and he helps her with the shop to make amends for past behavior. Maddie's friend Sarah encourages her to date her business manager Alex but her heart ultimately lies with Nate. Just as they rekindle their romance he learns that a career opportunity awaits him in Boston. Devastated to lose him again, and unwilling to walk away from the life she's built in her cherished home town, she returns the promise ring he gave her long ago and prepares for the grand reopening of her shop. When he arrives in Boston, he quickly realizes how much he left behind and must decide if his future lies in the city with work or in his hometown with the woman he loves.