Both homes and hearts can be restored.Mitch, a rigid and emotionally reserved attorney, has a passion for restoring old buildings. By himself. He doesn't believe in intimacy or happily-ever-after. His parents' marriage showed him it didn't exist.Tierney's a gregarious and talented stained glass artist who needs to heal from her broken her engagement while completing the biggest commission of her life, a church. She needs a studio and finds the perfect space in a dilapidated mansion on the bluffs of the Mississippi.Unfortunately, the mansion comes with strings. The Historical Society grant requires a couple to restore the house. Mitch and Tierney team up through Tierney's Realtor cousin and convince the Society they are a loving couple and win the grant. But a year is a long time to keep up the act. Especially when the line between acting and reality starts to fade.