The last place Sarah Landry wants to go is back home to South Dakota. Her mother's unexpected death forces her to return to her hometown where she comes face to face with Sophia, her ex-friend.

While processing the fractured relationship she had with her mother and Sophia, Sarah struggles with her grief. Sarah feels deceived by her family and watched by a stranger. She reconnects with her old crush Mark and the two fall in love.

Morgan is a mysterious stranger connected to Sarah's mother. Wanting to feel connected to her mother Rita, Sarah begins searching for Morgan. Jack, Sarah's father, refuses to tell Sarah about Morgan and demands that she stop searching for him. Determined to find Morgan, Sarah reconnects with Sophia. As Sarah and Sophia work to rebuild their relationship they are united in their quest to discover the truth about Morgan.

Morgan appears at Sarah's door late at night. Sarah is intrigued but frightened by what he tells her.

One night Sarah vanishes she is brutally attacked and raped. She turns to Morgan for help.

Morgan along with his brother Jim must fight to protect Sarah after she shot her rapist. As lawyers, Morgan and Jim work to prevent charges from being filed against her. Sarah's uncles help her recover from her ordeal as she puts her life back together.