Adeline James escapes the agony of a stifling relationship, only to find that her ex-boyfriend follows her from sunny southern California to a small farm in Michigan. Thinking that the country would be a peaceful place to hide, she happens unto the Bell's farm-where her life explodes, threatening to become her own personal Armageddon. She fights off her old boyfriend, Cappy, who won't let her go so easily, while at the same time staving off a local man, Bill, who has set his sights on her. And if she doesn't get her parrot to quit with the filthy mouth, there will be a bloodbath between feathers and father Bell. Despite saying that she is not in love with Bill, when he reveals a secret, she risks it all to save him. What is behind her courageous act of charity? Is it just a mammoth gift of kindness or did something pierce her cool, tough exterior and force her to act?