Twenty-six-year-old Kylie Killian is enjoying her life in Michigan with her new boyfriend, Lance Mallock, until he asks her to return to their hometown to celebrate Christmas with his parents-the people who helped steal her infant son eleven years ago. Unwilling to spend yet another Christmas alone, Kylie agrees to return to Minnesota despite her misgivings. Their homecoming, the holidays, and especially the arrival of Tom Mallock (Lance's brother and Kylie's ex-boyfriend) throws Kylie off-kilter. As she struggles to move forward, her past keeps rearing its ugly head, forcing her to deal with her feelings for the Mallocks, her family, her son which she never had a chance to know, and other secrets she has struggled to forget. Sometimes it's hard to know when to hold on and when to let go. Holding On is the sequel to Letting Go.