Even the humid weather of Magnolia Blossom couldn't melt the tension that flared between Rachel Peters and Michael Hunter. High school sweethearts ten years before, they were finally face–to–face again, and in place of young love were unanswered questions. Luckily Rachel was only back temporarily, to get to know her younger sister and brother again before she took them off with her.

But nurturing her siblings wasn't as easy as she thought it would be, and as she watched Michael tenderly caring for his own son, she knew she needed help. So he agreed to teach her–about family, about God and about the small–town life she'd forgotten. But she was learning much more–she was learning about how leaving again might not be the answer.