When the school year starts, Ashlee Hayden is assigned to mentor Tyler Silas, the new teacher, sparking a program that could help her colleagues and supervisor. Ashlee, wanting to make a mark on the school that thrived because of the legacy left by her grandmother, manages her various responsibilities as a leader and a single mother. But when her home life starts to change and her professional relationships start to blur as she starts to develop a intimacy with her mentee, she is forced to embark on a lesson of learning to let go of the control she had placed on the parameters of her life in order to live a fulfilling life.
Tyler Silas, a former medical student carving his own way away from his father's influence, has a fresh start as the new teacher at Midwest Academy. After the disappointment he's felt from his failed medical career fades, and he begins to develop feelings for his mentor, Ashlee, he scrambles to support his family as tragic changes threaten to reveal the jaded perspective he has of his familial relationships. He soon learns to understand that the most important thing is keeping the bonds that have supported him.
They both teach, but can they learn?
