Haven married Brody, the boy she'd loved forever.
After five years and countless arguments, it's time to admit the marriage is broken. She needs a break. A summer mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo will give her that time. But Brody insists on coming with her, promising her the unexpected: a truce.
In Africa, they find the friendship they lost after making too many mistakes. Hope for their future blooms in Haven but Brody isn't telling her everything. Willing to sacrifice his own happiness for hers, he's secretly made a decision that will forever end their fragile new beginning.
Despite the changes in both their relationship and Brody himself, and believing it will be for the best, when they return home he carries through on that decision, leaving them both hurting. Can their love survive this latest trial? Will they get their happily ever after?