Jillian Matthews had two priorities in her life - her daughter, Katie, and her dance studio. When her husband died nine years before in the deserts of the Middle East, she became determined to raise her daughter on her own, refusing to open herself up to love again.
Dr. Michael Emerson told himself he was happy with his life as a bachelor after a messy divorce. He thought his work and yearly mission trips were enough to satisfy him. When tragedy strikes, he finds himself in a situation that he is completely unprepared for.