Still grieving five years after the death of her father, Dilana Sterling is a shadow of the woman she once was...a successful author with a string of best sellers, and a longer string of women. SG Ryan, her publisher and only friend since her decline, cajoles Dilana into renting a beach house in the small town of Meredith. Hoping the forced change will bring some light back into her friend. Rachael Alderman, a teacher at the local orphanage, lives a quiet, yet satisfying life. Growing up in the orphanage herself, she loves her surrogate mother, Sister Angela, and the many orphans that come into her life. When Dilana and Rachael meet, they develop a friendship that leads them on personal journeys of self-discovery. Will their memories of the past prevent them from moving towards each other, or will they find a path that leads to each other so they can experience life together?