Who could've thought love could teach you things? Following in his father's footsteps, it's been ages since Kit "Lucky" Parrish left his small town of Wheelwright, Kentucky to serve his country. Nine years of triumph haven't come without life-altering tours of loss, as Kit returns a different man. Determined to adjust to civilian life while coming to terms with past demons won't be easy, but when he becomes captivated with an old classmate, his motivation changes for the better. If only the beautiful and intelligent Rebecca "Beck" Dobson, a girl he'd never known, wasn't plagued with her own grief and untold secrets. Is love enough to heal them from their pain-stricken pasts?