The truth is that life is uncertain. Meg Quinn hasn't been to war, but her father has, and it changed their lives for the worse - and for the better. Now she has a sharp tongue and a mind to match ... and she doesn't trust easily. The best person she knows is losing a fight with death, and Meg is guardian of her friend's seven-year-old son. Easy MacLean, the co-guardian, is Meg's dying friend's brother. The former Marine has been hibernating in his Colorado mountain home, and Meg lets him know that he needs to be by his sister's side in Milwaukee now. Easy is attracted to his sister's clever friend, but life gets complicated when he gets involved in a search for a missing veteran. After living alone with his rescue dog for so long, Easy and his dog are now sharing a home with a beautiful woman, a boy, and a cat. Even as he watches his sister die a little each day, he's finding out the truth about life and love ... and murder.