The first day they met, they got engaged. It only took him minutes to talk Rose into a business marriage. The happiest day of her life became her worst. Jack Hawthorne is handsomely beautiful yes, but shortly after the wedding and after calling Rose a mistake, their marriage became one of few words and less time together. As Rose builds her coffee shop, this fake marriage begins to feel not so fake. Jack seems good, a little too good at faking affection and PDA at the events they attend as a married couple.

After discovering that her boyfriend is cheating on her, Sage makers her way home to Pennystone, Georgia. Fate finds her and Lucas, her twin brothers best friend and childhood nemesis, moving nest door to each other. As they are navigating a renewed friendship, Sage gains an opportunity that will change the shape of her future. Now not only navigating a relationship, she is also navigating parenthood all while she is receiving threats from someone in her past.

Sidney Tanner is always in trouble, but she is typically covering for her sister and cousin. Harvey's Grove turns into Halloweentown each October and the Tanner girls man hate is at an all-time high. Ford Prescott, owner of a local bar is in town for his annual stay in Harvest Grove. He inherited the bar and kept it as an excuse to see his best "friend" Sidney. There is need for volunteers at the local events including one to keep an eye on the Tanner girls, which is assumed will be Ford's job as he is typically joined at her hip when he's in town.