A mysterious letter alluding to a secret in her parents past brings Genevieve Woodward back to her Blue Ridge Mountains hometown, but shes also in need of a break from a high-profile career that has left her dangerously burned out and concealing a powerful secret of her own. When she wakes inside an unfamiliar cottage to find the confused owner staring down at her, she can no longer ignore the fact that she needs help. Sam Turner has embraced his sorrow and his identity as an outsider. The solitary, disciplined life he lives on his historic farm is the life hes chosen for himself. The last thing he wants is to rent his cottage to a woman as troubled as she is talkative. Yet, he cant force himself to turn her away right when she needs him most. As Genevieve researches her familys history and her and Sams emotions deepen, they will have to let go of the facades and loneliness theyve clung to and allow light to illuminate every hidden truth.