Autumn Parker is a teacher who rarely strays from her lesson plans and certainly not ones in her personal life. Conflicted with a possible career change, Autumn plays it safe in life and sticks to the familiar. But when the pain from the loss of her older sister gets compounded with the end of her perfect-on-paper marriage, she decides to scrap all life's plans and move back to her hometown. With the fear of any more change, she decides to give her teaching career a second chance.

Anticipating the arrival of new students during Meet the Teacher Night, Autumn is surprised (and irritated!) to encounter the boy who broke her heart years ago, Zayn Mitchell. To make matters worse, she discovers his daughter will be in her fifth grade class this year.

To honor her sister's final wishes, Autumn steps out of her comfort zone with the unexpected help of Zayn. Through all the burnout, grief, and heartache, Autumn must learn to embrace new adventures as well as decide if it's not just her teaching career that deserves a second chance.