Life is just the way she wants it. Until he shows her how much more she could have.

Kendall O' Reilly has pushed aside the losses of her childhood. She is now optimistic, moral, and self-sufficient. And though she has friends, she needs no one--certainly not a husband, and definitely not God. She has everything under control.... At least, she thinks she does. Until Jade Zukowski visits her fifth-grade classroom.

Determined to blame someone for his daughter Caitlin's unhappiness at school, the widowed youth pastor confronts Kendall. His accusations and her less-than-diplomatic response earn her a reprimand from the principal--and trigger a chain of events that just might cost her her job. Jade soon realizes, though, that Kendall is an excellent teacher who deeply cares for Caitlin. And though he knows Caitlin needs a woman she can talk with, Jade struggles with seeing Kendall in his wife's role. It's a painful reminder of his loss, of the heartache that just won't go away. He's determined not to take that risk again, yet the conflict in his heart is telling him that Kendall is more than just a friend. Only by surrendering their hearts will either of them find peace in the storm.