After Gaye Foster fled a nightmare marriage to an abusive husband, the quiet town of West Greenlea, New Hampshire, offered the perfect respite. There, with a job as a partner in a rural veterinary clinic and a small, but comfortable, apartment, she would finally be able to start life anew. But even here, surrounded by a picture-book image of safety and serenity, Gaye can't escape the awful memories of her past. All she can depend on is courage and time and one perfect distraction...