Badly beaten and disoriented, Rachel Kennedy finds herself in a hospital bed, forced to admit she was trapped in an abusive relationship with her college boyfriend, Grant. Thankful for a second chance at life, she accepts a job promotion in Nashville, Tennessee.

Uprooting her life in search of freedom, Rachel clings to her faith and begins the healing process alone in the city. Uninterested in being in a relationship, Rachel is approached by Hayden, a chivalrous pediatric nurse who slowly proves he is safe and in love with her.

Hesitantly allowing herself to open her heart to someone new, Rachel begins to create a new life free from Grant. Or so she believes.

When she comes home to find Grant drunk in her apartment one evening, will she risk her new budding relationship with Hayden to give Grant another chance?This heart-wrenching story of faith, romance, and the treacherous path to healing shows the reality of choosing between the past once longed for and the future looming ahead. This story will keep readers intrigued and challenged as they ask themselves, Do people really change?.