ER nurse Ella Majors has seen all the misery that she can handle. Burned-out and unsure of her next step she accepts the temporary position as caregiver to Marion Henderson a frightened five-year-old who suffers from juvenile diabetes. But Ella soon realises there is more sorrow in Marions home than the little girls illness can account for. Harris Henderson a single father seems better able to deal with the wild birds he rehabilitates in his birds-of-prey sanctuary than with his own daughter. Then something magical begins to happen the timeless beauty of the South Carolina coast and the majestic grace of the wild birds weave a healing spell on the injured hearts at the sanctuary. But a troubled mothers unexpected return will test the fragile bonds of trust and new love and reveal the inherent risks and exhilarating beauty of flying free...