They grew up close as kin, sheltered by family and southern values. But things change and they left, sure their choices would make them happy. Delta Jameson's marriage was a huge mistake. She's on the mend now, and fiercely independent. Her vulnerability and stress over the loss of her beloved Gran increases when her ex sues her, invoking a clause in their pre-nup. Delta begins to see Blue as more than a friend and wants to pursue intimacy. Blue Richmond has come home. He mastered the financial world and now he's looking to launch a second career and build a family, the whole messy dream. Problem is; somebody doesn't want him back. Blue can overcome old demons and new threats; but permanence with Delta turns out to be the only real risk worth fighting for. A seventy-year-old secret and a land grant dating to the Civil War stir their lives and bring passion to the surface.