Running away from home as a young adult is only a small sliver of Elizabeth Taylor's dreadful past. A dreadful past she's determined to blot from her memory, until an unexpected call from her mother beckons her home to Alton, Illinois. Returning home isn't a risk she is willing to take, especially when she's returning with a seven-year-old daughter no one knows about.Head Detective Richard Blake is fearless and confident when it comes to his profession. However, an incident involving his best friend's death still doesn't sit well with him, no matter how many years pass. When the case emerges to the surface as Ms. Taylor arrives back in Alton, curiosity gets the best of Blake.Richard is drawn to the single mom struggling with a past she can't forgive. While Elizabeth is leery of him, her daughter is all for the handsome detective and the help he is willing to offer. What will happen in the little city of Alton with Elizabeth Taylor's return? And will Richard discover his past intertwining with Elizabeth's?