Sam Campbell needed to escape, escape from her life, her messy divorce, and all the pitying looks. Looks she couldn't ignore when everyone in town had known her and Cam, had known her shame and failure. So, she took the first job she could get, teaching third grade in a town called Hawkins. Little did she know, she was walking right into another messy situation, a messy situation with big brown eyes and long dark waves. But he's resistant, at times unbearable and she starts getting curious about the town's past, especially when things don't start adding up.