On that winter night, Jenny Majeski lost everything. Her house burned down, and the fire destroyed photographs, diaries and, most sadly, her grandmother's old recipes. For many years, Jenny owned a bakery in Avalon and wrote a food column for the local newspaper, dreaming of someday writing a book. Police Chief Rourke McKnight sheltered her in his home. Jenny was once engaged to his best friend. All these years, there was a mutual attraction between her and Rourke, but according to an unspoken rule, they tried to avoid each other. It was as if fate itself was telling Jenny that it was time to part with the past and then her dreams of a writing career and a happy family could become a reality.