Der Bostoner Anwalt Matt versucht auf St. George, einer Insel vor der Küste Maines, ein neues Leben zu beginnen. Doch das entwickelt sich alles andere als beschaulich, als er sich in die eigenwillige Fischerin Ella verliebt, die unter Mordverdacht steht.
Melissa Sherman moved to the quiet town of Butterfield, amid the rugged mountains and lakes of Vermont, to escape the pain of a broken heart. Now she has built a life for herself and seems to have everything she could wish for. But she still feels a corrosive sense of loneliness. Something is missing from her life. When she befriends Lisa who has recently moved to the country with her husband Ben, Mel cannot help but be reminded of everything she has lost. But when Lisa’s life is shattered by tragedy, and Ben turns to Mel for reassurance, Mel herself is drawn to him with an all-consuming passion that precludes all else.