Something To Live For follows Sydney local Jen Willis and country boy Luke Dawson. Jen is navigating changes in her life, trying to figure out where she's headed. At twenty-five, she feels her dream of finding "the one" and starting a family slipping away. Raised in a small family with just her mother and older brother, she longs for her happy-ever-after and a home filled with children. For now, though, her focus is on caring for her six-year-old nephew Owen while his dad works in the mines of Western Australia for a year. After five months, Owen's behavior has become increasingly difficult, leaving Jen struggling to find common ground with him. Until her caregiving duties end, her search for love is on hold.
Luke Dawson has battled kidney disease his whole life and now sits at the top of the transplant list. To be near the hospital, he's had to leave his farm in Tamworth and move to the city for three months to stabilize his treatment routine-or until a matching donor is found. Alone in a city where he knows no one, Luke faces the reality that time may be running out. He promised his sister he'd fight until the end, and he intends to keep that promise. He's been a steady presence for her and her two boys since her husband walked out five years ago, all living together on the family farm-a place he wishes he was now, instead of stuck in a small city townhouse.After a chance encounter one morning, Luke and Jen begin spending time together. Luke is hesitant to open up at first but gradually lets her into his world. Could this growing friendship turn into something more, or will Luke's time run out before he gets the chance to give Jen her happy ever after?