While some people can't wait to flee small town life in search for something bigger and better, Jamie Jennings can't think of anywhere else he'd rather be. With a loving family and successful business, he thought he had it all, that was until Elise blew into town and reminded him how good it felt to fall in love. Elise McKinnon is good at running and the ever present shadows she's been trying to dodge finally feel like their disappearing amongst the beautiful red dust of outback Australia. But living in darkness has left Elise scarred, and she protects her heart and son as fiercely as a wild mumma bear. When their two worlds collide everything changes. Can Jamie break through the barriers Elise has built around herself and convince her to stay in Sandy Plains or will she continue to run, taking his heart with her?