As kids, Emily Quinn and Matt Malone were thick as thieves in the tightly knit community of Cassabaw Station. Then Emily's world crumbled into tragedy, and she was sent away. She's just returned to run a beachside cafÔe she now owns. A free spirit…with a guarded heart. But while this town still feels like home, Matt is nothing like the boy she remembered. He is a man lost to shadows and doubt. As he helps Emily restore the cafÔe, however, their childhood bond reignites and unfurls into bittersweet longing. Now they face the greatest test of friendship…love.