Beneath the shadows of the past... Abbie Howard has never forgiven her husband for walking out on their marriage before their child was even born. But now, on the eve of her daughter's wedding, she must find the courage to face Sam Howard once again. Sam knows that Abbie's child can't be his. But when a wedding invitation arrives curiosity drags him back to the wife he's sworn he'll never see again. And now, having met his 'daughter', doubts crack the icy-cold determination that has kept him away. When Abbie and Sam are face to face, the embers of their long-ago passion flare into life – but can Abbie ever overcome the hurts of the past to remake their marriage?