When Hadley Masterson returns to Carolina Cove for a funeral, she's desperate to keep her secret until a surprise inheritance reveals all... Contractor Bryson James remembers Hadley from his teenage years and he's more than a little interested in the grown-up version of her. He sees her strength, her resiliency-but he's also forced to bite his tongue at her family's attempts to control her life. When a secret from Bryson's past throws yet another obstacle in their path, can Bryson and Hadley wade through the chaos-or will it mean the end before they ever have a true beginning?