In this romantic comedy of New York fashion designer Melanie Carmichael suddenly finds himself fascinated by the most noble bachelor town. But Melanie s past holds many secrets, including Jake, her husband, whom she married in high school, and who refuses to divorce her.

Having decided to end their contentious relationship once and for all, Melanie secretly returns home to Alabama, but there she discovers that you can pick up a girl from the South, but you can never take away from the South girls ...

After the unexpected death of his survivalist father, an eleven year old boy raised in the Alabama wilderness must learn how to make a home in the modern world.