Married young to Tim McIntosh, a passionate and charismatic fisherman with a troubled heart, Dianne Robbins expects a future full of happiness, security, and love. But when tests reveal that their unborn baby is severely disabled, Tim sails off for calmer waters. Faced with the responsibilities of raising her daughter Julia, Dianne finds support in Tim's brother Alan and her own mother Lucinda.

Jane Porter has always been as wild as the apple orchards in rural Twin Rivers Valley, Rhode Island. Now, 14 years later she is unexpectedly drawn home. Former New York City police detective Dylan Chapman has also returned to follow in the footsteps of his apple-farming father.