April Palmer, a homeless teenager, indulges herself with good looking college boy, Brock Ruggle. Their intimacy results in a baby girl. Because of Brock's actions, she keeps the pregnancy a secret and ultimately decides to give the child up. With the help of a counselor turned friend, she attends college and becomes a passionate, devoted teacher. April relocates to a different town to overcome her inability to move forward, when Brock's betrayal stays in the back of her mind. She takes a new job and is stunned to find herself face to face with the father of her child.
When Brock Ruggle's sister and her husband are tragically killed, he becomes the guardian of their daughter Riley, a rebellious teenager. He reaches out to the school for help and can't believe who shows up at his door. Years before, he searched for a girl named Maria, for months, but to no avail. Now, that girl is a grown woman whose real name he finds out is April. Not knowing she carries another secret, Maria...April, has always remained fondly in his memory.
After they begin to spark a new relationship, April's secret surfaces and brings their world crashing down.
Will they be able move past their trust and betrayal issues to conquer and build a life together? Or will reality be too much for their love to survive?
