Newly widowed Mattie Miles is intent on healing the pain of her husband's death and stays busy rehearsing for an upcoming ballroom dance competition and teaching at Starlight Express Dance Studio. Publisher Joel Redmond has other ideas. While aware of the less-than-perfect timing, he finds opportunities to grow their friendship, hoping one day the pair can go to the next level and achieve a lasting relationship. They contend with professional and personal jealousies, changes to Joel's publishing company, unnerving situations involving someone stalking Mattie, and Joel's attempts to keep his daughter from learning about her late mother's rejection. As Mattie and Joel deal with their issues, they discover working together and trusting are the best ways to move forward with life...and with love.