Everyone knows everyone in Wheeler, and everyone knows T.J. Hillyard, the one-time football star whose career ended with a devastating injury. Now he’s back in Wheeler, running a bar. He and Abbie weren’t particularly close growing up; he was a celebrated jock and she was a quiet bookworm. But he knows her father, and he’s happy to help her get the hardware store back on its feet. In return, she will help him with a nuisance lawsuit against his bar.
Small towns have a way of stripping people down to their essence. An ex-football player and a stressed-out attorney can be friends, but can they be something more?