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Ems Minghay, a brilliant licensed teacher from the crowded alleys of Mandaue, Cebu, has spent her life hiding behind a flawless armor of professional grace to protect her identity. Julian Vance, a master boutique architect from a prominent, old-money Dublin family, has spent his rejecting his family's rigid blueprint for his life.
When their worlds collide on the tropical shores of Bantayan Island, they begin to build a private sanctuary of their own, true to who they are. But to hold onto their love, they must leave the warmth of the Pacific and cross an ocean to face the freezing gales of the Atlantic. From the Philippines to Ireland, Ems and Julian must fight through international bureaucracy, generational prejudice, and the shadows of the past to build a home where they can finally live completely out in the light.