Madeline Roberts comes from a powerful, yet highly dysfunctional family. She has spent almost all of her twenty two years living under their critical microscope and has endured a lifetime of emotional abuse. At one low point, she attempted to take her own life. After this suicide attempt, Madeline meets her maternal grandmother for the first time. Through this connection, Madeline was given the opportunity to spread her wings and for the first time in her life, be independent.
Madeline finds herself in a charming Colorado town called Touchstone where she meets Knox Barrows. He too is recovering from wounds, but his are of a more physical variety. After college Knox joined the army where he served two tours of duty in Iraq. During his third deployment he was injured by an IED and suffered trauma to his brain that has caused substantial vision loss. Even though Knox’s injury is significant, he is able to return to the job he loves; a builder and restorer of fine furniture. He’s managed to patch his life back together and stoically shoulder whatever trials come his way.
Maddie and Knox meet and embark on a sweet romance, but it’s not long before the issues that they’ve both buried rise to the surface and refuse to be ignored. The baggage they carry is significant and they both must decide if they are brave enough to be truly honest about who they are and who they will become.