Since the death of his wife, attorney John O'Rourke had been juggling the rigors of a controversial capital murder case and the demands of raising two children. A woman arrives on his doorstep and finds a household on the brink of chaos but brimming with love.

Fifteen-year-old Emily has six siblings, but she was also close to her best friend, Lizzie Porter, who died nearly a year ago, and she is still grieving; but Lizzie's family are also grieving, so much so, that they use Lizzie's younger sister, Chloe, as a lure and kidnap Emily, forcing her to dress, talk, and act like Lizzie, and threatening to go after Emily's family if she does not become the replacement for the daughter they lost--and Emily is...

Jane Porter, returning to Twin Rivers, Rhode Island, comes home to help her sister care for their ailing mother, but Jane is also drawn home by a secret from her past, a secret she's finally determined to reveal.