A daughter who's run away from home. A mother who's run away from herself. Meg Williams has had a rough time since her husband died. Leaving her burdened by tangled emotions, recriminations, and guilt, the tragedy has taken its toll on both Meg and her teenage daughter, Allie. Now Allie has run away. Sheriff Earl Sanders feels a responsibility to look after Meg and Allie. But he's determined not to let his love and desire for his best friend's widow make her life even harder. He's doing all he can to find her daughter, though. And as days and nights pass, filled with fear, self-doubt, and dark confessions, some startling secrets come to light. Truths too painful to accept have stretched a family to the breaking point, until a woman who nearly lost everything discovers what matters most.