Rejected by the woman he loves and abandoned by his band, Collier James is broke and alone, a thousand mile from his home in Nashville. Collier turns to his uncle who sends him to Rock Harbor, Wisconsin where he hopes recording mogul Shara Brandt can help him find the spark to take his music career to the next level.
Miranda Pierce cannot escape her sister Madelyn's control. To do so would mean losing all contact with her son, Dusty. She's also unable to escape constant contact with Madelyn’s husband, the man who raped her at fifteen, but who is now powerful enough to destroy her if she reveals that he's the father of her son. Madelyn allows Mira to return to their childhood home in Rock Harbor, and Mira hopes to build a music career that will support both her and Dusty.
In the studio Mira and Collier must work together in spite of their mutual dislike. Mira's lack of discipline clashes with Collier's single minded drive and sparks fly. As a tour date in Nashville nears, Mira and Collier strike an uneasy truce. Working together, sparks of a different kind pass between them.
No amount of musical success can keep the walls from closing in on Mira as Madelyn tries to cut her out of Dusty’s life forever. Desperate, Mira risks everything, even her life, to prove herself and protect her son.
Collier’s worried about Mira’s erratic, desperate behavior. As she spirals out of control he realizes he will have to sacrifice everything to save her from whatever it is that threatens to consume her. In the process, Collier discovers that this sacrifice might just be the spark his life needs.
Fourteen-year-old Gianna Tazelaar is still lonely two years after her best friend, Caden Waters, moves away. He's been ignoring her without reason ever since.
But when Mr. Waters is killed in a car crash, Gianna and her mom move to Tennessee to help them out. Being with Caden again is different than Gianna thought. He's gotten taller, and stronger, and honestly, he's pretty attractive. Romance blossoms between them, and at the same time a creepy, abusive man, who's threatening to hurt them, makes an appearance. There's something sinister about the man that Caden and Gianna can't quite put their finger on. Still, they know that his relationship with Caden's twelve-year-old sister Georgia is entirely inappropriate. This man might not even be human. Can Caden, Gianna, and Georgia navigate all the secrets and tragedies coming their way?