Layla Belanger enjoys her moderately successful career writing whimsical books for children, but she's eager to expand to more meaty, adult fare. Still, when approached by a strange, older man about writing his dark story of family turmoil, her intuition whispers "no." She seeks advice from her exciting new man, the charming father of a precocious little girl, as well as from her prosperous but emotionally distant parents. In so doing, she starts in motion the crumbling of a wall of secrets she never knew existed. When the truth is unearthed, Layla must decide: how much is she willing to forgive? How unconditional is her love?