Widow Mattie Davenport operates an east coast Bed and Breakfast, the core of her existence. Shying from personal commitment fate scribbled in her book of life twice and she has no interest tempting luck a third. At least that's before old flame Jonas Livingston drops on her doorstep teasing her structured life with high school hormones. Self-made millionaire Jonas' return is all business... eager to brand his initials of success nothing else matters. But when he's hurled into jade green eyes from the past he suddenly becomes unsure of anything, reminders of first time love, heartbreak and rejection turning professional intentions very personal. A volatile love triangle further complicates a surreptitious history. Promises and secrets are meant to be kept but when a twist of fate intervenes, nothing in the small coastal town is what it seems. Is it ever too late to start over? The answer becomes clear when the sting of sacrifice feels more like a blessing.