Lauren Rafferty wants nothing more than to raise her three boys to be far better men than their abusive father and to restart her career as a veterinary technician at the local animal shelter. After eighteen months at the Montana Valley Women's Shelter, she's finally ready to move forward with her life. Jeff Banks was the security guard on duty the night Lauren and her boys came to the shelter, and his role in her life has grown from protector to friend to what he wishes could be more. His faith is the driving force in his life, and for now, it's also the thing that keeps them apart due to her strong hesitance to believe a loving God could possibly have allowed what happened to her. Lauren has finally hit her stride and started rebuilding her confidence only for everything to be thrown off kilter again by accidents at work, growing feelings for Jeff, rising questions about faith, and one phone call that could change everything. When she reaches a crossroads, one where the consequences are quite literally life or death - Lauren must make a choice. But if she and Jeff don't move quickly enough, it just may be too late.