Seventeen year ago Shelley Granger fled her California hometown, devastated and alone. Now her brother's shocking suicide brings her back, filled with doubt that she ever really knew him. Yet even in the midst of uncertainty, some things never change. The bitter feud between the Grangers and the Ballingers endures...and forbidden desire still burns hot between Shelley and Sloan Ballinger. Their last night together all those summers ago had ended in betrayal, with Shelley running away from the place where she grew up. But it's time to heal the shattered past, to face the questions that remain unanswered. For only then can they open their hearts to love once more.