Is love unconditional? Can you love someone regardless of his or her past? Lowell is a rural town veterinarian in Hickory Grove, SC. When he falls in love, he isn't sure if he is ready to handle her past. Dark twists and turns manifest on the road to acceptance. Some Lowell knew were going to be there, and some he didn't. A suspenseful romance with a protagonist struggling to hold tight to feelings which he feels are real, even when faced with every opportunity to let them go.