Lizzie lives a simple life...until Jack moves in next door, invading her privacy, and Paul, interested in her lifestyle, wants her to write about it for his newspaper. When Paul bets she can't be self-sufficient for a year, Lizzie takes the wager - in return for a charitable donation to the hospital that has helped her ill niece. But then the deal proves more challenging than she'd expected and she comes to realise just how welcome Jack's presence is.