Forty-nine-year-old Margot Hughes has lived and breathed
theater for twenty-five years. After a breakup with her playwright
fiancé, she wants nothing to do with the industry. She returns to her
hometown on California's central coast and takes a job in real estate,
where she manages significant investment properties. But Margot's
suddenly thrown back into the theater world when Sally, her friend and boss,
who had been restoring and funding Cambria's historic theater, has a heart
attack. Before she knows it, Margot is tapped to take over the troubled
summer production of Barefoot in the Park. But the play is no walk in the parkthe
leads and director have all quit, and Margot struggles to find new actors
until Max Russo arrives. Forty-five-year-old Max is a former soap opera star
turned rugged cowboy on TV's most popular western series. Max has a huge
following and is the perfect hero to step up and save the play, provided Margot
stars opposite him. Although adamant she would never return to theater,
Margot enjoys the long hours of rehearsal with a professional like Max, who is
charming, witty, and passionate. But when the curtains close, can Margot allow
herself to fall for Max when he represents everything she left behind?