Fennie Miles never met her father. Stephen Endicott died in a DUI crash when her mother was three weeks pregnant. Her older siblings have had their own lives and their own families since Fennie was a teenager. When a mysterious inheritance lands in her lap, Fennie is wracked with the need to plumb the past for answers - all the while dreading the future.
Ned Miles has lived his entire life out of step with his family. He's drawn to the life his parents never wanted and to the parents his father estranged. Ned prepares for a career in the family business while juggling a troubled wife, a heavy course load, and a crushing commute.
Fennie and Ned begin to suffocate beneath the weight of a past that won't stay buried, a hectic present, and an uncertain future. Will bringing everything to light drive a permanent wedge between them and their families? Or will it settle their scores once and for all?