"After a murder case threatens her safety, attorney Brooke Benton seeks sanctuary in the quiet Amish community of Maplecreek. Although the locals disagree with her cosmopolitan ways, she soon manages to find a place in their lives. But when a tragic hit-and-run accident turns fatal, Brooke cannot abide by the community's belief in absolute forgiveness. She wants answers. Daniel Brand left his childhood home to explore the outside world years ago....

Early one morning, Claire Malvern wakes to an empty bed. There is no trace of her husband, Keith--only an eyewitness who claims he saw a man jump off the Bloodroot Falls bridge in the middle of the night. Claire refuses to believe Keith committed suicide. Even after his body is found downriver, Claire insists Keith was a victim of foul play, and sets out to prove it.