Stella’s life in the small coastal town of Monarch Bay, California feels idyllic. She’s running a pastry shop with her husband David, they have a son, and her abusive ex-husband, Robert, is out of their lives forever, in prison for trying to murder David. Then two events upend Stella’s life: David suffers traumatic brain injury in a car accident, and Robert gets an early release from prison.

The changes in both men have a profound impact on Stella. David no longer recognizes her or his family and his new abusive behavior is eerily reminiscent of Robert’s. Robert, on the other hand, has undergone intense psychotherapy during his time in prison and is ready to atone for the past. People can and do change, but can Stella risk letting Robert back into her life? As Robert and Stella grow closer, old feelings are rekindled. Can David recover enough to reclaim Stella’s heart, or will she find a new future with the man from her past? Stella will have to choose: the man who no longer loves her or the man she used to love.