The back story for the male lead in this movie is that he was once a popular recording star who more or less retired from music and has lived a very different life as a B&B owner and widower with his now 20 yr old daughter. Of course he is still recognized by fans and still dabbles in singing, such that he sings several songs in each of the movies in this series (now up to #4). The interesting thing is that much of that describes Jack Wagner, himself. Older fans will remember that Jack toured and recorded in the 80's hitting the charts with "All I need", #2 on the US hot 100 and #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart in 1985. His authentic guitar playing and singing are a far cry from the usual dubbed and faked musicianship for these movies.
Jack Wagner and Josie Bissett co-starred in Melrose Place (1992), and Cameron Bancroft was in various episodes of Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990), both shows created by Darren Star.
There is an improbable age gap between the lead actors. Even though their characters attended college together and were presumably about the same age, Jack Wagner is 11 years older than Josie Bissett.