A disappearance. A sudden death. A betrayal of the worst kind... Ella longs for a child but a gruesome find during an adoption process deepens the cracks in her marriage. A family visit sets off a horrifying chain of events and Ella can only hope she won't lose the person she loves most of all. Amanda is expecting her second child when her husband vanishes. She is tortured by thoughts of violence and loss but nothing prepares her for the shocking conclusion to the police investigation. And in the middle of it all a little girl is looking for a home and a 'forever' family...