As the Darling sisters move through tragedy and triumph, between shadows and the limelight, each must find a path into the freedom of who God intended her to be.

When Ivy Darling and her husband Nick temporarily foster three abandoned children from next door, Nick refuses to consider a more permanent arrangement until it slowly begins to dawn on him how much they mean to him.

"Nothing is more important to Jane Darling than her family. She's dedicated her life to raising her children, and they all appear to be doing well. She can finally relax and enjoy life. But when her husband becomes seriously ill, Jane finds herself taking on the most difficult role of her life. Laura Darling moved away to escape the expectations of her family. Ever since she went through rehab, they watch her like a hawk. Now she has a good job, new...

"Emily has dreams of drowning. Night after night, she's being sucked under--until the third night. She realizes it's not just a dream. It's really happening to someone--or something. On the rocky shore outside her house, Emily finds a large dog. He's barely alive, but she's determined to save him. She can feel his pain--and his determination to live. The dog is brought to the vet. And with Emily's help, he starts to improve. But is the bond...

When twelve-year-old Lise spends the summer on an island in Maine with her self-reliant mother and bright--but oddly mute--younger brother, her formerly safe world is complicated by an aged Passamaquoddy Indian neighbor, her mother's childhood friend, and a hurricane.

Rising seventh-grader Lucy plans on a perfect summer at the Maine lake where her family has owned a cottage for decades, but family of a classmate she dislikes has bought a home there and her widowed father is bringing a girlfriend to visit.