Intent on changing her life, Amanda Seton-Mitchell moves to the North Carolina foothills. She thinks her life completeafilled with friends, her animals and her volunteer work. Events spiral out of her control, especially after a dark stranger enters her life. What is it about the man that draws them inexplicably together? Is it her habit of pulling for the underdog? Is he indeed a misfit in her life? Or is he a misfit in his own existence? Will love finally fit the pieces together?