Harry Banks is a successful entrepreneur who adores his wife, Elizabeth, and sons, Preston and Drew. Every summer, he enjoys escaping the heat of Midhurst and heading with his family to their cabin in Haliburton, Ontario. But everything is about to change when they arrive one summer and discover they have new neighbors. Chris Henderson is a proud and hardworking business owner who never tries to keep up with the Joneses. After he purchases an abandoned cabin next to the Banks family, Chris, his wife, Mary, and their beautiful daughter, Annabelle, soon realize that they share the same passion for the outdoors as their new neighbors. As the parents become friends, so do their children. While the children mature and spend their summers together, Annabelle and Preston eventually develop a great love for each other without any idea that a tragedy is about to strike that will test both of them in ways they never imagined and shine a light on the enduring beauty of a bond between two brothers. In this poignant novel, two families move through lifes joys and greatest sorrows together as love blooms and teaches all of them what is important.