Kally closes her eyes and points to a place on a map hoping to escape her childhood and leave the past behind her. In her newly founded independence, she falls for a handsome, mysterious man that shows her promise of a wonderfully fulfilled life beyond her greatest expectations. Tragedy strikes and leaves her to raise two young daughters on her own. Grief-stricken and heartbroken, she finds the need to escape once again. A small town in Wisconsin welcomes her with open arms and the healing finally begins. Kally finds comfort and strength in a close community who welcomes her with open arms, and Kally also meets Jesse, a man that sends shivers of excitement through her, and pangs of guilt all in the same breath. Kally struggles with staying true to her first love and being a great mother. She doesn't believe she is worthy of love again, but her heart and body tell her differently. When she finally gives in to her heart, Jesse has other plans leaving Kally brokenhearted again. The two encounter many obstacles that keep them apart, and when Jesse makes a grave error in judgment, Kally and Jesse spend years apart wondering if they will ever see each other again. Years later heartbreak, loss, and family secrets are revealed showing the two that the connection they share was genuinely their .