May Schott would do anything to change the moment when she stepped too close to the fire that left her best friend Carl Hilty devastatingly burned. Carl left Apple Creek, Oho, for extensive surgeries, and is returning after six years away. Carl returned to see if May can overlook his scars, but the sight of him leaves her speechless, and he takes that to mean she wants nothing to do with him. His own silence leaves May certain that the attraction he once felt for her has been replaced by hatred. What will it take to heal the hurts of the past and lead to a new beginning? -- adapted from jacket