The world was at war... they both needed to heal... Emily Jenkins was a nineteen-year-old war widow trying to cope with the loss of her husband, John, who had fallen on the battlefield in France. Preston Tanner, John's best friend, returned from war in the Pacific boasting a crippled leg and an empty hope. As they grieve together the loss of someone they loved, Emily becomes Preston's hope, he becomes her hero, and together they find in each other the hope to love again. Will their hearts be enough to guide them to a new life and a new love, or will they allow the shadows of the past to drive away their chance at happiness... for all time?