Helping a stranger turns into far more than Merry ever envisaged it would. Ma's Kitchen has been Merry Jensen's life for as long as she can remember. The last thing she wants is a man in her life. What she does need is help in Dewberry Lane's busy diner to make her life easier. Phillip Dalton is exhausted from traveling, and is found sleeping in the diner when he should be on the way to his new job...