Sissie Klein can barely remember the night that tore her from life as she knew it. At the bedside of her premature daughter, she makes a deal with God to create a normal family out of her muddled life. With good intentions and a youthful optimism, Sissie moves heaven and earth so baby Meg will enjoy a better future than the one she sees stretching out before her . . . but some fates are unavoidable.
As Meg comes into her own, tragedy strikes, taking the girl's father and leaving behind a web of secrets--and a toddler.
Forgiveness is hard to come by. Friends attempt to control Sissie's life, and her family only demands more of her attention. Gradually, Sissie peels back the secrets to take a hard look at what she's sacrificed for this life she created: her happiness. Suddenly no longer in the shadow of her husband, she steps outside her comfort zone, forging new friendships and tasting a love she's never known. But will she sacrifice her daughter's future for her own?
