Hockey player Gideon “Taft” Taftwell has spent years trying to outrun his brother’s death, and a decade on he still believes his family is right to blame him.
Ryan Vale once dreamed of beauty school, film sets, and a name in Hollywood, until addiction took years he could not get back.
Now sober, he rebuilds his life while sharpening skates for the Rochester Copperheads and keeping his focus on what lies ahead.
Neither man is looking for love when their paths cross, yet friendship and trust gradually give way to something deeper.
Both know that moving forward means facing old wounds, and that forgiving themselves will not be simple.