The O'Malleys and the McCreadys have been embroiled in a family feud for what seems like forever but Tess O'Malley has never bought into the drama. All she wants to do forget the past, especially when Jack McCready, a man who could set any woman's heart into overdrive, seems keen to forget it as well. Tess is eager to give in to her hormones and Jack McCreadys charms... until she discovers the man is a philandering rat. When Jack heads off to the bright lights of the city, no doubt to make his fortune, Tess is more than happy to forget he ever existed... right up until Jack comes back and decides that he and Tess have unfinished business that he is determined to put to bed, once and for all...