When Queenie dies, Laura inherits the family businesses in a small Florida town. Laura learns her real mother was a prostitute, the café is a filthy mess, the town banker tries to force her to sell, and a well-known businessman attacks her, but Laura's biggest struggle is with the words Queenie left in her head. Queenie called her lazy.

Laura is determined to make the café successful, something Queenie was never able to do. She falls in love with Luke, but she nearly throws it all away because of her obsession with the café.