Melanie Carmichael, a successful New York fashion designer, finds herself at the peak of her career and engaged to the city's most eligible bachelor. However, her perfect life is haunted by her secret past in Alabama. Before she can move forward with her dream wedding in Manhattan, Melanie must confront her history and finalize her divorce from her childhood sweetheart, Jake. Returning to her small Southern hometown for the first time in years, Melanie is forced to remember the life and the people she left behind.

Back home, Melanie's attempts to quickly finalize the divorce are complicated by Jake's refusal to sign the papers, and the discovery that her past is not as easily left behind as she thought. The charming small-town life and her reconnecting with old friends make her question the decisions that led her to New York. As Melanie navigates her tangled personal life, she must choose between her glamorous future in New York or confronting the past she thought she had left behind for a chance at reconciliation.