When Maddie accepts a part-time art teaching job in a quiet coastal town, she's determined to leave her past behind. But on her first day, a lively little girl named Ivy captures her attention and something about her laugh, her bright eyes, the way she sketches feels unsettlingly familiar.

Noah, a widowed architect, is Ivy's adoptive father. For seven years, he's built a life around her pancake breakfasts, bedtime stories, and the steady love she deserves. What he doesn't expect is the new art teacher, whose presence stirs emotions he thought had been buried with his grief.

As Maddie begins to realize the truth that Ivy is the daughter she gave up years ago Noah discovers a letter never meant for him. Suddenly, the past they've both avoided collides with the fragile connection forming between them.

Can they find healing in the child who ties their lives together, or will the truth pull them apart?