Jared Cavanaugh rebelled against his father's authority and disrespected his mother. By his senior year in college his diet consisted mostly of vodka and a variety of prescription drugs. It took the devastation of losing both parents to bring him to his senses and turn his life around. He made a promise by his parents' graveside that he'd get clean and stay that way in order to give his younger sister a loving and stable home life. Following the path he believed he was destined for, Ethan Cavanaugh gave up a promising architectural career to join a private relief organization, traveling all across the U.S. and South America. Now, with the years of travel behind him, Ethan has come home to the island of Boothbay in South Carolina's low country to build a new life and be near his brother and sister. Hollianne Cavanaugh never dreamed like most girls her age. Although barely eighteen years old, she already knew what she wanted out of life-to marry Dillon Bradshaw, to have his children and to have so many grandchildren they'd have a hard time remembering all their names. Her dream however, must take a backseat to her brothers' insistence that she get a college education and to Dillon's decision to enlist in the military. The tragedy of losing both their parents brought the three Cavanaugh children closer together. Theirs is an amazing journey of remarkable experiences and devastating tragedies-of love and losses. They draw strength from one another and from the common thread that binds them together-the love of their island home.