Cadence Anderson promises to fulfill her mother’s last wish by leaving her husband, Dan, and moving back into her childhood home with her eight-year-old daughter, Madelyn. After returning to her hometown in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, Cadence develops two bonds that shape her future: a friendship with Will, a Vietnam Vet, who is discovering his purpose in life after his wife is killed in a tragic accident, and Michael, a drifter who comes into her life unexpectedly looking for a place to call home. \tWhen Madelyn goes missing on the Night of the Illumination, a festival of lights, the hidden ties between them are unraveled and what they discover threatens to break the bonds that they have forged. This novel explores the actions of the past that set in motion a riveting tale of loss and love.