Coming home was Skye’s only option – coming home was going to save her life. Skye Smith had left Maine 6 years earlier to fulfill her mother’s dying wish, and she had never looked back. She had made a new life for herself that included a great job, and a handsome boyfriend. Now she was returning to the one place that truly felt like home. Leaving everything behind she was going back to Maine with a heart full of pain, and a secret that only those she loved, and who loved her back, could help her through. Old friendships, young love, and teenage dreams. That is what Skye was going back to. The question was, could she make it work? Could she overcome the secret that she carried and open her heart? Could she rekindle all that she had left behind and still get the life that she always dreamed of?

Leaving would keep her secret, but staying could give her the life and love she always dreamed of. Lisa Brown had lived in Birch Wood, Maine her entire life, all while keeping a family secret that burdened her heart. Now she was ready to move on and start over – until a man she had quietly loved from afar began to open her heart and show her that it was okay not just to love but to be loved. He made her want to share the secret she had been carrying around for years. Feeling confused, trapped and scared, Lisa had life-altering decisions to make. Could she find the strength to stay in Birch Wood, battle the secrets of her past, and accept the love she deserved?

In the past year, the wonderful life she had made for herself had slowly started to come crashing down around her, and now she was on the brink of falling into a hole she couldn’t get out of alone. Samantha Hart had married her high school sweetheart, moved onto his family farm, and had the same amazing group of supportive friends since she was child. From the outside, it looked like her life was perfect. From the inside, it was lonely and dark. She has been keeping a secret from her husband that threatened not only their marriage but her future happiness as well. Will Sam open up so they can save what’s left of their relationship and move forward – or will she allow it to consume her?