In Book 1, Mallard, Mississippi's powerful landowners Delaina Cash and Jed McCrae fell for each other despite family rivalry and a deep-rooted conspiracy against them. In Lainey and Jed, Book 2, they are the focus of a crooked criminal investigation regarding their farmland that broadens the web of deceit and causes tragedies.

For their own safety, Delaina and Jed flee Mallard more than once, embarking on lively adventures across Texas and the West Coast. The problems back home lurk. Their relationship and their lives are complicated by the revelation of a painful secret, public speculation due to their families' legendary feuding, and the influence of social media.

Can they outsmart the locals and find peace in Mallard? Is their love enough for them to choose a lifetime together? Or will they go their separate ways and pursue individual destinies?