Before turning eighteen, Leah Givens had run away from her hometown of Jamison, South Carolina, to get married to her high school sweetheart Bill Johnson. But Leah's newfound happiness was short-lived when her father hunted her down in Raleigh, North Carolina and threatened to have Bill arrested for statutory rape if she didn't leave with him immediately for Savannah. Unaware of her father's secret tactics to keep them apart, Leah wondered why her husband had never answered her letters. And then after thirteen long years, Bill was back.
When Bill returned home and found his wife gone, he felt as if his world had ended. His search for her was futile, but his love and devotion remained unchanged. Nothing could have surprised him more than to find out that the building he had just purchased was right next door to Leah's catering business. Now Leah and Bill must decide if they are strong enough to heal the scars from years of separation, and build a love that is...destined.