As a child, Olive Benson was lucky to make it through an unspeakable tragedy, but did she really survive it? Over twenty years have passed, and still she is trying to process the never fading memories and come to terms with the horror of her experience. Overcome with depression and anxiety, she struggles to find joy and meaning in her everyday existence as she feels life passing her by, frustrated by her inability to move beyond the past. A talented artist, she finds some solace in her painting, in hiking the breathtaking wilderness that surrounds her small town, and in the sheltering care of her Uncle Ted, a cheerful and steadying influence in her life. Will a surprise reunion with someone from her past gift her with some insight into her pain? Will Ethan Flint, her brash and carefree new neighbor, find a way to break through the walls she has carefully built up to protect herself from the world? And when her beloved uncle and others she has come to care about are in mortal danger, will Olive discover an inner strength and an inner fire that were there all along and, finally, the courage to begin again?.