Frustrated with life and eager for change, both Dr. Evan Miles and Machaia James leave their hometowns of Orlando, FL and Nashville, TN, looking for a fresh start and better circumstances in Chicago. They both hope to find strength in the life-long friendships they have with Gregory Gray and Sandra Townsend. Instead, they find that their personal heroes are very human, and are struggling to cope with crippling problems, in their own lives. Told from both of their powerful first person perspectives, Evan and Machaia's escape from their hometown drama leads them into a head on collision with life, helps them find the inner strength to save their friends, and offers them the powerful gift of love they find in each other.