Samira Wylder returns to her hometown for the first time in over ten years to attend her uncle’s funeral. Her plan to quickly settle her uncle’s estate and return to her successful life in the city is derailed when she is told she must live in her childhood home before she can sell it. Thinking she would only be in town for a few days, she allows herself to fall into a friendship with her forbidden first love. Now, while confronting her painful past, she must also continue working to further her career without losing track of who she is.

Andy Grant is the only son of a Chesapeake Bay waterman. His dad is unwell, so he has taken over his boat to keep the business going as is expected of him. He’s simply going through the motions when he runs into his first love for the first time in fifteen years. When he sees her, he immediately knows he has to make things right. Reconnecting with her brings their painful past to the surface. Not only is he falling for this once forbidden woman, but he has a furniture business that will fail if he continues to keep it on the back burner. He must decide if his own happiness means enough for him to finally fight for what he wants.