Nona Mason loves her home, mostly because she's afraid to leave it. Living in a lighthouse on the coast of Alaska isn't all it's cracked up to be, especially for an author trying to write and publish her next book. Nona struggles with leaving her house even with someone else, and has people bring her groceries, and help her maintain the lighthouse like it should be. But when her attendant quits unexpectedly, she has to hire a new one: Jason King. Her new attendant does more than assist her around the house; Jason helps her overcome the fear she thought she would never have to face, and helps her gain back the humanity she thought she'd lost.