With no remaining family, and the remnants of a relationship gone wrong, thirty-one-year-old Essie moves from the city to a small Wisconsin town after inheriting her late nana's Victorian home. Essie hopes for a fresh start, but little does she know what secrets the house contains and the many lives and difficult decisions the new town will put in her path. Through two small boys, Essie meets two men who will play a big part in her life. First, there's Pete, the mysterious man of many talents who befriends her and with whom she feels so at ease. No one knows who he is, where he came from, or why he chose this small town to settle in. Could he be befriending her in a scheme to get his hands on her nana's property? Then there's Lark, the handsome schoolteacher who seems to keep finding a way into Essie's life. Essie's falling for him, but will his involvement with Diana prevent her from opening her heart back up to another chance at finding love?