I want to be like this stretch of freshly cleared shore. At times I think, Im ready. Let the waves wash over me. But then I catch myself running from the tide just before it happens . . .

New York editor Jen Gibbs knew when she bought Evan Halls next blockbuster book, it would change her career. She didnt know it would change her life. But after being sent along on the European book tour, at Evans request, she has made a promise shes not sure she can keep--shes crossed professional lines and accepted Evans surprising engagement proposal. Now shes scared to death. In Jens family, marriage represents the death of every dream a woman holds for herself.

Can the revelation of her mothers long-held secret open the doors to Jens future and change her beliefs about life and love?