Max Ryan meets a woman who wants to win the heart of a mysterious woman, Tina who doesn't want to risk having it captured. He has to prove to her he is worth the risk, but without scaring her off.
Max appears to be a great guy. He has lots of friends and as a bartender, he can talk to anyone, but Max has a haunting secret. As a former marine, he suffers from PTSD and his last girlfriend destroyed his fragile confidence even more.
Tina West once was a college English teacher until she met Jacob. He lied to her in every way as he isolated and abused her. Now she's unemployed, alone and needs a drink and a new plan.
They agree to go have coffee and just to talk, but discover an attraction they cannot deny. They might find the true love they both only believed exists in fairy tales if only the ghosts of their past failures don't threaten to rip them apart.