"After her marriage ends, one woman's struggle to pick up the pieces finally leads to a new beginning but is the past truly behind her? It's been nearly six years since Julia Jones had her heart broken. After her husband became involved with another woman, she did everything she could to save their marriage, to no avail. Their two daughters continue to stand by Julia in the wake of their father's behavior--and they've had a tough time getting along...

Daddy's little helper: Mitch Harris is a friend of the O'Hallorans, and he's responsible for law and order in Hard Luck. He's also the widowed father of a little girl although he never talks a bout his marriage. But it's not long before seven-year-old Chrissie decides her new teacher, Bethany Ross, is the perfect candidate for wife and mom! -- Because of the baby: Matt Caldwell, Charles O'Halloran's brother-in-law, is an easygoing charmer, and still...