Nate Niklas, nationally-known recording artist, is in love with his friend, Rachel Greene. Upon confession of his true feelings for her, she tells him she only wants to be friends.
Heartbroken, he gives up his lucrative singing career and takes an extended trip to Ireland to assess his life, his ambitions, and most importantly, to take some time away from the woman with whom he needs to fall out of love. Telling only his best friend Carter of his plans, he leaves Los Angeles.
In Hawley's Island, Ireland, he meets a new batch of friends, eventually learning that you can try to run away from a broken heart but there's no hiding from it.