Welcome back to Buffalo Valley, a North Dakota town that has found new life. People have started miooving here--people like Lindsay Snyder, who came for one year to work as a teacher and stayed. And now, Lindsay's closest friend, Maddy Washburn, has decided to make it her home, in hopes of finding the joyy that Lindsay has. Maddy is drawn to Jeb McKenna, a rancher who, by choice , leads a solitary life.