Twenty four year old, best selling author Loretta Walsh was living in Carthage, North Carolina when she received the invitation to her twin brother's wedding whom she hadn't seen since Christmas two years before. And as she left the safety of the small town she has resided in for the past six years for a week of family, she wondered if they would recognize the woman she has become. After all, she was going, not only to see her brother marry the love of his life, but to conquer her fear of the ocean. A fear that arose during a boating trip that left her terrified of the roaring waves. The waves that her parents loved so much and the reason she left all that she knew for a small town three hours away from the sea. She knew this much: she was tired of her fear keeping her from those she loved and she had the overwhelming feeling that someone would enter her life to change it for the better.

When first moving to the small coastal town of Tybee Island, Georgia, twenty-three year old Elsie Andrews didn't believe she would ever be knocked off her feet by a canine, nor did she think she would ever have the courage to date again. As she is caught in between her desire for a husband, a family of her own and her fear of getting hurt by a relationship, Elsie must decide to overcome her insecurities in order to get the thing she's wanted most in life. But when an unexpected tragedy arises, leaving Elsie distraught and left to help care for her niece, she must decide if her love life is worth more than the family she has now or if her relationship with Alex is truly a real one.