I am here and will never stop waiting for you. 1974: When Lenora Allbright moves to Alaska with her parents, the family is full of hope to leave behind the trauma of war that her father suffered in Vietnam. In Matthew, the son of the neighbors, Leni finds a close friend, and from their intimacy, a young love soon develops. But the beauty of summer in Alaska is inevitably followed by the darkness of winter, and the longer it lasts, the less Lenis's father is able to control the demons within him. Soon, the two young lovers must fight for their togetherness - until one day they try to break free... With emotional intensity, Kristin Hannah tells a grand story about our vulnerability when we love for the first time, about the dark sides of love, and about the never-ending connection.