Sundown, Missouri, 1954. Clara Sinclairs hands are full. Her husband died years ago while courageously fighting in World War II, leaving her to raise their son Tommy alone. Tommy was always precocious, but now that hes a teenager, hes become wild and unruly. Clara needs help keeping him in line she just never expected that help would come from a handsome stranger. Race car driver Drake McCoy isnt one to be tied down. So when Drake and his mechanic friend make a pit stop in Sundown, he expects its just for the night. But when he meets Clara, her sadness draws him to her, and soon hes thinking about putting down roots and becoming a family man.,