Two lonely strangers find solace in each other in a heart-wrenching love story full of buried secrets.

After the unraveling of her marriage, Eleanor Conolly makes herself a simple promise: no more lies. Her ex-husband’s betrayal of her trust was not something Ellie would go through again, not if she had any say in the matter. She throws herself deep into her work as a psychology researcher, but that same work brings her to a professional seminar in England—and to meeting Michael Stern.

While their immediate connection is undeniable, it is clear to Ellie that Michael is holding something back. After she returns to Albany and he moves back to Manhattan, their relationship grows and eventually flourishes, all while overshadowed by Mike’s reservations about his past—and Ellie’s inability to overlook them. While Mike reassures her of his love, Ellie knows she cannot spend her life with someone she cannot entirely trust. And as the winter chill becomes a full-blown storm one fateful night in Albany, all secrets are finally revealed. But what will remain when it subsides?