Abbie Peterson, ready to spread her wings at twenty-two years old, leaves her home in southern Georgia and moves to a small town in North Carolina. It isn’t long before she meets and falls in love with Michael Hammond, a handsome local bachelor. But when a terrifying tragedy strikes, Abbie must make a life-changing decision that separates her from Michael—possibly forever. In the midst of chaos and grief, Abbie meets Jackson Wells, a handsome law enforcement officer with a tragic past of his own. Jackson immediately falls in love with her and does everything in his power to protect her, including risking his own life for hers—but Abbie, lost and wounded by her own troubles, doesn’t notice his advances until it’s almost too late. Will Jackson’s love be enough for Abbie to pick herself up and carry on, or will fate lead her back to Michael? In this romance, when a young woman’s new life and love are torn apart, she struggles to determine what path leads to her true destiny.
