Americas Heartland, 1946. World War II has ended, and everyone is pursuing peacetimes bright promise with fresh energy and hope. Newly-arrived in a small Wisconsin town, Christina Tucker now dares to chase her long-cherished dreams put her wartime nursing skills to use and reconnect with country life. But helping a shell-shocked veteran recover soon tests her determination and disturbs town memories best left buried. She has no choice but to turn to her patients seemingly-irresponsible brother, Tyler Sutter. A restless ex-soldier, Tyler cant believe this pretty ladylike nurse can heal his family. Yet as Christina begins to understand Tylers own fears, the two grow close, then closer still-as a terrible secret sparks one mans violent, vengeful spree. With both the guilty and innocent alike in harms way, Tyler and Christina must face all their fears .