She doesn’t hold his past against him…can he forgive hers?

Her Christmas dream is unattainable, but he wants to give her a Christmas that touches her soul.

She’s been hurt one time too many — can his patience and love heal her empty places.

Her husband is married to someone else—or is he?

Tansie Bell never expected a dog to change her life.

Sent by her brother to rescue a fallen soldier’s dog, Tansie finds herself in a heated standoff with the soldier’s embittered father. Just as things spiral, a rugged stranger steps in—offering help she isn’t sure she can trust.

Chase Brandt didn’t plan to play hero.

But when he sees a woman in need, he steps in. Helping animals is his calling, but something about Tansie draws him in—something more than just her empathy for the hurting. But Chase has secrets that haunt him, and a past he’s not proud of.

As Tansie and Chase work together to rehabilitate the dog—and slowly mend the troubled neighbor—a bond grows between them. But Tansie’s family has different plans: a stable future far from California, far from quilting, and far from a dog trainer with a shadowy past.

With everything on the line, they’ll have to trust God’s leading.

When tragedy strikes, Tansie must choose whether to follow her family’s plans—or the calling God has placed on her heart. Chase has to confront the secrets he’s kept hidden, and step out in faith.

Can love survive the weight of expectations? Or will Tansie walk away from the one man who sees her for who she truly is?