Customer service at Southside Market takes a new twist. More than the car gets hot in the parking lot when Rue notices that Hake, the grocery store clerk, is yummy. Rue finds love in an unexpected place—just when she needs it the most.

Rue and her husband, Rick, have taken different directions with their lives. He’s become a self-important businessman, who uses his relationship with Rue to impress his clients. Lately, he’s been manipulative and at times, mean. Rue is a new mom, an art teacher, and a vendor at the Farmer’s Market. She’s a full-blown woman in her prime, and she needs a real man. Hake, a customer service clerk at Southside Market, is just that man. But Rue’s husband won’t let her go without a fight. In an explosive climax, Rue finds a love she wasn’t even looking for—and just when she needs it the most.