Betrayed in the worst possible way by her husband and her very own sister, Emma Holden vows to survive this. When her husband is killed during the Civil War, Emma refuses to feel guilt over her sense of relief. She embraces her new freedom, traveling with just her young son until she realizes that she is only running from her past. Anderson Barton left his family farm to enlist and do his duty for his country. But when the war took the lives of his three brothers, he stays in the army, unwilling to face his family and the guilt he feels at not being able to protect his younger brothers. When first his mother and then his father die, Anderson cannot ignore his remaining five young siblings, and he learns that coming home is not always so easy.When Emma and Anderson's worlds collide, can they learn to let go of the past and live for the present and future?This book is a set of four novellas, each separate in their own right, yet part of a four-set series that work as a single novel.