Portia Kane has escaped her cheating husband only to find herself back at square one, living with her mom in a place she thought shed left behind for ever. Lost and alone, looking to find the goodness she believes still exists in the world, Portia sets off to save herself by saving someone else - a beloved high-school English teacher who has retired after a traumatic incident.

Can Chuck, the handsome brother of Portias old school friend, together with a sassy nun and a metal-head little boy, help Portias chances in her bid for renewed hope in the human race?