When she comes to Dare Island to escape the emotional demands of her wealthy family, Allison Carter, a young teacher determined to make this tight-knit community her home, gets involved with single dad and fishing boat captain Matt Fletcher and must teach him how to let go of the past.

Ostracized for her role in halting best friend Lucy's wedding, Meg finds herself stranded without family support in a hostile Texas town where she unexpectedly falls for Ted Beaudine.

Barely keeping things together, Trish, a divorced mom of two kids, finds her world unraveling even further when Child Protective Services visits her home after her son gets hurt, but gets an unexpected ally in her perfect sister Mary who comes to help her get her home--and life--into livable shape.

Four friends who used to meet for an annual summer beach vacation drift apart after one of their group tragically dies but reconvene years later in the new novel from the author of Burnt Mountain.

Despairing of receiving their critical father's love, Winona occupies herself in books and dreams, while Vivi Ann makes a fateful decision to follow her heart instead of dutifully fulfilling their father's ambitions.