Penny has lived at the old house at Crescent Crossing all her life, in a small rural community where it seems impossible to hide anything. Because of her unconventional home life, she has always felt like an outsider. When Jeremy comes into her life, she hopes to make a fresh start with someone who isn't concerned about her past. He is the first man she's ever met who seems to see right through to her soul, but will their differing backgrounds make them the target of local prejudice? And will a shocking secret they discover drive a wedge between them? Or is it possible they have each found the person with whom they can share their deepest dreams?.