Devastated from the discovery of an awful family secret, Patrick Devaney has shut out the world. But enchanting kindergarten instructor Alice Newberry views the hurt in his eyes and is set to help Patrick discover peace. She knows it will require a lesson in like and forgiveness to coax the brooding fisherman out of concealing. Soon, Patrick begins to wish, but before he can truly state Alice as his personal, he has to face the best problem of his life-his previous.