Plot Synopsis

Based on the novel by K.C. McKinnon. A veterinarian and his wife run a practice in his small hometown in northern Maine. When his childhood sweetheart, who left a decade earlier, suddenly returns with a young son in tow, he realizes they can rekindle their friendship. She opens a candle shop and reinserts herself in her old friends life. He eventually discovers that she returned because she is dying and hopes he will care for her son after she's gone. Everyone in the tight-knit community is affected by her presence and all learn valuable lessons in life, love and loss.