"Don't miss this sweet and inspirational romance that simmers on life's big questions and radiates Southern charm." -Irene Latham, author of Leaving Gee's Bend and Some Starry Night

Jess Lockhart thought she'd fought her hardest battle when she beat a rare form of lymphoma. But months into remission, it's fear of the unknown-especially of cancer's return-that's stealing her future. Once an aspiring fashion designer, she's lost her drive to create and now spends her days working at her father's hardware store in rural Trulee, Alabama.

When a young botanist rents the barn-loft apartment on her family's property, Jess thinks she's finally found something to take her mind off her mortality. Not only is Silas Haney strikingly handsome, but he's irresistibly mysterious. His cryptic remarks and odd behavior suggest he's hiding something. Then an accident exposes his secret: Silas once drank from a spring that made him immortal. Now he's searching for the spring once more, hoping the tree that legend says grows from it can reverse the eternal youth he now sees as a curse. And that spring lies hidden in the woods behind her house.

Convinced the spring is the answer to her problems, Jess blackmails Silas into taking her along on his quest. But as forced companionship turns into affection, Jess begins to question whether escaping the fear of death is the same as truly living. When a crisis arises, Jess must decide: Will she trust God with her future or scoop destiny into her own hands?