Luke Wainwright doesn't remember leaving, can't recall where he's been for the past several weeks, and hasn't a clue how he came to be so far from home. The only thing he knows is that he woke up one morning desperate to get back to his wife. But Rachel's reception breaks his heart. She has questions he can't answer, and even though he vows never to leave again, she refuses to let him in. Time all but stops for Rachel Wainwright when she loses the love of her life. She still goes to work every day, but she isn't really living, doesn't remember how to exist without Luke. Just as she picks herself up and starts to recover, he returns. Her mind can't quite believe he's back for good like he claims... even if her heart wants to trust that they've been given a second chance. Just when things are looking up for Luke and Rachel, a mysterious stranger threatens to destroy their fresh start. Rachel lost Luke once, and it was nearly her undoing. That was something she never wanted to go through again. But as each secret is revealed, as the story begins to unfold completely, the choice might not be hers to make.