It's been eight years since Tierney Coleman left Oakwood, disappointed and heartbroken by her decision to leave her first love behind. Now her best friend is getting married and it's time to go back home. Besides facing the strained relationship she has with her mother, and the remnants of her dad's memory in town, Tee is forced to spend time around the one person she's carefully avoided since she left - Callen Shaw.Despite the pain he caused her all those years ago, Tierney has used her time away to heal. She's no longer the same timid, broken girl she was before. And since the heart always knows what it wants, she also can't deny the instant connection she still shares with her best friend's brother.If only the timing wasn't all wrong. Again. For Callen, his love for Tierney is just as strong now as it was when they were young. That undeniable truth helped him through the messy parts after she left town and, since then, all he's ever wanted was to become worthy of her. But following a stint overseas with the military, Cal has discovered that cleaning up his act was the easy part. Tee's arrival only serves to make his road to resilience more complicated. Before the sparks between them get a chance to fly too high, the past weaves new strings of tribulation into the present and Tierney becomes immersed once more in the chaos riddling the people she left behind.The only difference is that she's not running away this time.