Sometimes the one who loves you the most is also the one who hurts you the most. Life wasn't easy for Lily, but that didn't stop her from working hard to fulfill all her dreams. After leaving the small town of Maine, she studied, moved to Boston, and opened her own business. So, when she meets the charming neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid, suddenly her life seems too good to be true. Ryle is dynamic, stubborn, maybe a little arrogant. But he is also sensitive, very intelligent, and has a weakness for Lily. And when he wears scrubs, he becomes even more charming. Lily can't get him out of her mind. However, his huge aversion to relationships is worrisome. And even though Lily becomes the exception to his rule, she can't help but wonder why Ryle avoided commitment. But she is not only overwhelmed by questions about their relationship but also by her thoughts of Atlas Corrigan – her first love who ties her to the past she left behind. He was her soulmate and protector. When he reappears, suddenly everything Lily has built with Ryle is threatened…