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For Anna, having grown up in a small church, having a good reputation, and being loved by the people around her is all important. She was the girl all the parents wanted their kids to be like. She figures being perfect is the only way she'll get the attention and love of her busy working parents, and with an all-star brother she's got a lot to compete with.
Keeping secrets becomes easier and easier. "Protecting" her family from ugly truths seems like the caring thing to do. She's got to keep it all together and not show the world how much she's struggling. She's terrified of telling anyone the truth. She can't admit to anyone that something ugly has happened to her, changed her in ways she can't even begin to grasp. Why would a loving God allow something so horrific to happen to her? Closing her heart, she decides no one else would get close enough to hurt her, including God.
Michael, a newcomer to their small town, is a Christian man with his own battle scars. He grew up in a home that was far from the ideal and spent a fair amount of time running from God. He wasn't looking for love, but he wasn't expecting to meet anyone like Anna. From the moment they met, he felt something inexplicable. He saw beyond the act, saw the pain she was so good at hiding. Their friendship develops into something deeper, but neither expects to fall in love with each other. Could their love be the answer or would it open the door to things neither of them were ready to handle?
