Middle school teacher and amateur historian, Joe Staunch, likes everyone in smalltown, Herd, Montana. Except for Abby Whit. He can't quite pinpoint what annoys him so much, besides the unnerving feeling she is lying to him and everyone in their close-knit community.

Food truck owner, Abby Whit has a secret. The descendant of the infamous Whittier family, she never meant to settle in town under an alias, but she can't imagine living anywhere else. Time is running out to claim her property, and she is unsure how to do so without upsetting everyone and ruining her life.

How does she come clean without destroying her newfound love? And can love survive a lie?