Jake Mardell's quiet life is thrown into a flurry when the new neighbor's Great Dane kills his late grandmother's prize chickens. He's outraged that the woman can't control her yapping dog. And to think he was going to welcome her into the neighborhood.
Under witness protection, Kaitlyn Hughes (alias Charlotte), is shocked upon first meeting a furious Jake, on her porch in his boxer shorts returning her dog. He doesn't accept her apology, so she calls him a Christian hypocrite and slams the door in his face.
Kaitlyn's judgment on Jake's character had stung him. He is determined to make it up to his neighbor and show her Christians can be trusted. He suspects she's been hurt by the church or someone in the past. At the risk of being pricked by the Cactus-flower, he comes up with a plan to soften her heart.
