When Friends-with-benefits Turns Into Something So Much More.she Was Just Looking For A Good Time.tess Goldberg Moved To Mountain Valley After Graduation, Following Her College Roommate, Katie, Back To Her Hometown To Help Run Her Grandmother's Bakery, Franni's. Having Fallen In Love The Small Northern Town, She Set Up A Life For Herself That Consisted Mostly Of Work And Hardcore Fun.tess Doesn't Like Being Tied Down, Opting Instead For A Life Of Endless Parties And A Steady Stream Of Guys. But When She Meets Adam Black, A Widower Who Just Moved To Town, Her Entire World Is Thrown Off-balance.he Was Looking For A Chance To Start Over.adam Black Chose Mountain Valley To Open His New Restaurant Because It Seemed Like The Most Remote Place He Could Find To Start A New Life With His 5-year-old Daughter, Livvy.