"Alaska doesn't forgive mistakes. That's what Kachemak Winkel's mother used to tell him. A lot of mistakes were made that awful day twenty years ago, when she died in a plane crash with Kache's father and brother--and Kache still feels responsible. He fled Alaska for good, but now his aunt Snag insists on his return. She admits she couldn't bring herself to check on his family's house in the woods--not even once since he's been gone. Kache is sure...

1) As far as Beth Cardell is concerned, Matthew arrived out of nowhere. But Matthew is also on a mission to save Beth and himself. 2) To Ella Beene, happiness is living in beautiful California with her husband and his two children. But when Joe dies, his ex-wife shows up to reclaim the children.