Early release from prison gave Jesse Parker a chance for a new life. Ordered to live six months in a half-way house for men, Jesse wonders if his mentor will help stop the self-destruction for the mental illness that afflicts him, and finally teach him the life skills to cope. Walking away from the cement walls that held him for over three years, Jesse’s surprised to find his mentor isn‘t a man, but a beautiful woman named Maren.
Maren Admundson is a dedicated, caring and compassionate mentor to all who need her guidance, yet she quietly serves her own life sentence of penance. When they meet, the undeniable connection turns into an unstoppable, forbidden love. When their lies unravel, their secrets are revealed, and the obsession of another threatens their happiness, will Jesse and Maren be forced to face the judgment and punishment of their pasts, or will it finally give them a life together receiving the absolution they both deserve.