Safe Haven

In a small North Carolina town; a mysterious and beautiful woman running from her past slowly falls for a kind-hearted store owner . . . until dark secrets begin to threaten her new life. When a mysterious young woman named Katie appears in the small North Carolina town of Southport; her sudden arrival raises questions about her past. Beautiful yet self-effacing; Katie seems determined to avoid forming personal ties until a series of events draws her into two reluctant relationships: one with Alex; a widowed store owner with a kind heart and two young children; and another with her plainspoken single neighbor; Jo. Despite her reservations; Katie slowly begins to let down her guard; putting down roots in the close-knit community and becoming increasingly attached to Alex and his family. But even as Katie begins to fall in love; she struggles with the dark secret that still haunts and terrifies her . . . a past that set her on a fearful; shattering journey across the country; to the sheltered oasis of Southport. With Jo's empathetic and stubborn support; Katie eventually realizes that she must choose between a life of transient safety and one of riskier rewards . . . and that in the darkest hour; love is the only true safe haven.