Hope can rise from the smallest ember. After a devastating fire rages through Rob Monroe's rural Georgia community, the prime suspect is the pretty local baker. The blaze started in Kari Hendrix's shop—and she just confessed to being convicted of arson as a teenager. Rob knows in his heart that Kari's innocent. So what is she running from? Who's she protecting? As he digs deeper, he uncovers the truth about an unresolved crime in his own family. Now he has to make a choice. Is he going to let the past destroy his chance for a future with Kari?