Perrin Stafford, a war hero, has based his life on the ideals of his father and pursued a livelihood in the realm of stonework and masonry. Returning to Sterling Lakes, he discovers an unexpected truth about his past.

CC Cogshell has started a new life in Sterling Lakes but will that move lead her to places she's never dreamed of going?

Librarian Laura Matthewson is content to stay far out of the limelight. But when pro baseball star Cliff Markham returns home to Sterling Lakes to help with the St. Luke's Church Renovation fundraiser, will she be able to resist the magnetic power of the Sterling Lakes' hometown hero?

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In the town of Sterling Lakes, stained-glass artist Cascade Preston has overcome a dark childhood deeply wounded by domestic violence. When she's approached to design new windows for a refurbished church in town, she ignores the request...until the no-nonsense project manager Dan McQuay appears looking for the window plans. Suddenly, the project takes on a whole new light.

Cascade has built a protective cocoon around herself, refusing to forgive the town that ignored her family's abusive situation, but can Dan break through and shine new light into her heart?

Up until she learns of developer Travis Collimore's plans to destroy the Townsend Barn, a cherished town landmark, and build a strip mall in its place, Maryanne Lynch is pleased with her life as a television journalist in Sterling Lakes. Maryanne's determined to stop Travis, but will his plans for the future prevail over her attachment to the past?