Once upon a time, a young woman named Siddah King arrived in Libby, Montana. There she met a wonderful man who became a good father to her son. Then the man died. Siddah has worked hard to keep body and soul together, but her attempts to create a better life for her son are backfiring. Bobby needs help help that comes in the unexpected form of Gabe King, the older brother her husband idolized, who has just come home for the first time in ten years. As a mother, Siddah can't help but admit that Bobby is benefiting from Gabe's presence. But what about her? Torn between Gabe and loyalty to her husband's memory, she still can't help wondering what would have happened if she'd met Gabe first? And what's going to happen to the baby she's carrying?