Elena can solve anyone's problem, from balancing the budget to helping students with homework, but she can't solve the problems of her own heart. Her friends want to know why she's been alone all this time.

What made her turn her back on love? On fulfilling her dreams of running for office?

After a slip up at work, the door she's kept firmly shut begins to crack. When tragedy strikes, the door bursts open. Whether she is ready or not, Elena learns that it's time to tell her story.

Half in the present and fully in the past, Elena shares her journey from Mississippi to Texas and back again. From superstar friends to broken hearts, sister-in-law and best friend Sophia learns why Elena has struggled in silence for so long. When an unexpected encounter brings her past back to the surface, will Elena find the courage to try again?