Paul Steele was a young man in his prime, generous and popular around his small North Dakota town, the life and soul of every party, the guy people wanted to be around, and always a hit with the ladies.
But Paul's life changed forever the moment he was nearly killed in a horrific work accident; it almost cost him a leg and put him in the sights of Lynn, the beautiful young blonde he'd taken a shine to at her parent's dive bar.
Unable to resist her undeniable charm, Paul did the honorable thing when Lynn announced she was pregnant a few months into their relationship and embraced married life with the gal of his dreams.
Sadly, the dream was destined to end in heartbreak and pain for Paul as his marriage crumbled under the weight of Lynn's lies, infidelity, and the stress of life with three daughters born in quick succession.
On the night Lynn finally walked away from the marital home following a fierce fight, she left Paul a note revealing a secret so dark it ultimately destroyed his life. The aftermath of the secret and her leaving with his girls sent Paul spiraling into a vicious cycle of alcohol abuse, financial ruin, and attempted suicide.
A haunted, tortured man, Paul drifted from state to state. He took on whatever work he could find as he fought hard to rebuild his life, while Lynn took his money and systematically turned his children against him.
Being a decent man who put his children's feelings before his own, Paul chose not to reveal their mother's terrible secret, and he quietly carried that burden with him until one fateful day, decades later, he decided to reach out to his eldest daughter.
And, while what came back rekindled all the old, painful memories and hurt, it also gave Paul a glimmer of hope. Could he reconcile with the three daughters he'd lost so many years before...?
