故事讲述一位厌世的大学教授被诊断癌症，得知只有6个月的生命后决定抛弃一切伪装，从而改变自己人生的故事。他要求自己尽可能的大胆而自由的生活，并且幽默而从容，不计后果，甚至有点接近疯狂……

Jake Cornell devoted his life to running the Seattle basketball team he inherited from his father, but his neglected marriage broke down and now his kids Barton and Alexandra side with mother Frances, who is determined to sell the ailing club. Jake can't bully or persuade them, so the board puts Frances in charge, who is clueless about the sports but enjoys modernizing marketing and PR, to Jake's horror. His last shot is winning his family back, but is out of the courting game and she's more cynical then Barton and Alexandra, whose goals he can more easily support. A arbitrage court must settle the club's and family's fate.

女主角本为一名专栏作家，却遭到所属的纽约出版社开除，丧志的她决定在圣诞前一週去拜访姊姊，帮忙姐姐经营烘焙房，黄金单身汉的编辑却意外出现，想弥补自己的错误。

Ruby centers on Ruby Landry (Raechelle Banno), born in the Louisiana bayou and watched over by her loving Grandmère Catherine (Judd). Ruby is filled with hope as love blooms with her high school sweetheart Paul Tate (Duke), but lingering thoughts of her mysterious father and her mother's death often creep into Ruby's mind. As dark family secrets begin to reveal themselves when Paul's parents forbid him from seeing Ruby, Ruby is further devastated when her beloved Grandmère passes away. Forced to flee to New Orleans from the bayou, Ruby searches for her estranged father (Bellows), one of the richest men in the city, as she clings to her memories of Paul and their forbidden love.