Upon returning to his childhood home, Henry Hart finds he must come to terms with his feelings for Dean Stewart, his best friend from high school, and the object of his unrequited love. Henry's passion for Dean caused him to flee Big Eden nearly twenty years ago and his emotions seem only to have grown stronger in the intervening years.

At the same time, Henry's reappearance sparks a transformation in Pike Dexter, the shy, unassuming Native American owner of the town's general store. Pike is as surprised as anyone, and completely unprepared, when he finds himself falling in love with Henry. As this unspoken triangle unfolds under the scrutiny of Big Eden's community, nearly everyone in town develops a stake in its outcome...