Clementine Alexander gave her heart away at the young age of sixteen to a boy, turned man, that she knew was going to leave her. She thought she was mature enough to give him everything that she had, but what she didn't expect was the keepsake from that night that he would leave her with. After dealing with abandonment, a teenage pregnancy, and single motherhood, she's come out on the other side stronger than she could have ever imagined. She'll do anything to give her daughter, Vivienne, the life that she deserves. When the subject of her greatest heartache, but greatest joy comes back to town, how will she protect her daughter and her heart? Robbie Styles had one goal in mind, become a Navy SEAL like his dad. It was all he thought he wanted until he realized in order to do so he'd have to leave behind a part of his heart with his very first love. An unfortunate incident brings him back to his old stomping grounds, but the homecoming isn't as expected. Unknown to him, the girl he left behind all those years ago had turned into a woman, one that came with a secret that will change his entire life. He can't move forward with his future until he addresses his past though, including earning back the trust of the woman who sees him as the devil.