Iris King works in a fast-paced Emergency Room at Lancaster General Hospital. Her busy life is untroubled until her six-year-old daughter, Rose develops leukemia and needs a bone marrow transplant. Born Amish, Iris returns home, begging her family to help Rose, but secrets in the family's past prevent them from helping. Iris' father consults his church leader. The Bishop takes on the cause and he involves the church members in a drive to test donors for Rose. Luckily they find a match. Caleb Miller, the fiance Iris left years ago. Caleb Miller is glad he can help Rose, who apparently is his daughter. He tells no one about the match until he can first speak to Iris. Anger fills him to know he lost the only woman he ever loved and a daughter he never knew. Why? Why did she leave without a word to him? How can Iris tell Caleb the reason she ran away from him? Deep in her soul, she pines for Caleb, her family, and the Amish way of life. Can Iris find a way to join her Englisch success with all she holds dear? Or will she be shunned for the secrets she keeps hidden, buried within in her heart?