After eight years together and seven years of marriage, Alison Clarke McKenna still could not believe that tall, dark and indescribably handsome Darien, born the same year she had graduated from college, was her husband. The spark that ignited their passionate romance burns bright each blissful day. Ali and Darien have reached the summit of success in New York City. She invested her inheritance into a run-down building in Brooklyn and tapped years of experience at the New York Times to launch and pilot Clarke Media Consultants. Darien's stellar reputation and Michelin Star earned as executive chef at Chez Nous in Midtown Manhattan attracted high-profile career opportunities. The couple had everything - except enough time for each other. Tragedy on the eve of letting go shatters their happily-every-after. Truth and consequences confronted along an uncharted path to a place in Iowa called Harmony leads to new life and love in Heartland.