Lucy Bennett never expected her life to become tangled with the powerful Ashford family.Robb Ashford comes to Willow Creek because of a promise his grandfather made many years ago. He expects to deal with an old family matter and move on. Instead, he meets Lucy—a warm, stubborn woman who has no idea that her family is connected to his.At first, Robb has no reason to stay interested in her. But the more time they spend together, the harder it becomes for him to ignore what he feels. His curiosity turns into something deeper, until Lucy becomes the one person he can't simply walk away from.Lucy cares about Robb too, but her heart doesn't follow the same path. She has feelings she can't easily let go of, and no matter how much she comes to value Robb, she can't give him the love he gives her.Then the past begins to catch up with them.A secret that was supposed to remain buried starts coming to light, revealing that the promise that brought Robb to Willow Creek was only part of the story. At the same time, a growing conflict within the Ashford family puts everything Robb has built at risk.And when someone realizes that Lucy may be the easiest way to get to him, she becomes a target.Robb is willing to do whatever it takes to protect her—even if it means putting his own life on the line.But surviving the danger won't make everything easier.When the truth behind the secret finally comes out, Lucy will have a choice to make—one that could cost her the man who has already risked everything for her.Because sometimes the hardest part isn't surviving what happened. It's deciding what to do with the truth afterward.