Ex-football star, Johnny Dunn moves far from the spotlight after a family tragedy to a small, desert town he owns called Jake's Corner. It's a rest stop for travelers making their way through the Arizona desert, but for the people who live and work there, it's a rest stop for life. Through the years, this cast of misfits has become closer than most families - they are kin. But the quiet dynamic of the town is changed forever when Johnny's young nephew comes to live with him.