Laynie & Trace. The first day of her new second-grade school year in tiny Beach Way, Oregon, Laynie and Trace became fast friends. Through the years, their friendship deepened into young love. They did everything together. Then tragedy took the life of his beloved sister, and because of the circumstances of her death, Trace felt compelled to move as far from Beach Way as possible. Laynie was left behind, heartbroken, and alone. But she was no quitter. She picked herself up and, with her family's help, made a wonderful new life for herself. She heard he'd done the same down in Texas. But now he was back, standing in the doorway of her precious flower shop, taking up all the space the same way he'd always done. Her Trace, larger than life. What was he doing here, after all this time?