When Rachel's fiancé was killed in a railroad accident, leaving her with nowhere to go, she came to the Brody Hotel as a last resort. With the help of her new friends, she found comfort and healing, and now she believes herself as content as she can be. But when Nicholas Hardy, her fiancé's brother, walks into her dining room, her world falls out from under her. Everything she thought she believed about herself, and him, is called into question. Nicholas wanted a life of adventure with the girl of his dreams by his side, but the death of his brother cast a pall on everything he'd hoped for. When he sees Rachel again, he thinks life has given him a second chance, but then an injury threatens to take everything away from him again. Two souls looking for a place to call home . . . and wondering if just by chance, they can find that home together.