Michael Moriority and Allyson White both grow up in small towns, one in Kentucky, the other in nearby West Virginia. Their family lives, however, are worlds apart. While one is surrounded by a loving, supportive family, the other's family is neglectful and abusive. Despite the differences in their home lives, both Michael and Ally experience horrible tragedies during their childhoods. The events forever change their lives. One develops a deeper faith; the other loses faith entirely. When their paths cross as adults, they are overwhelmingly drawn to one another. Not only are the scars from their pasts a barrier to their relationship, an obsessed stalker also threatens them. Tragedy may crush their dreams once again when one sacrifices all for the other.