Ruñe Kristiansen and Poppy Litchfield met as children and swore to be friends forever. As teenagers, this grew into a lo ve that promised to last a lifetime. But their worlds were shattered when Ruñe was sent home to his native Norway. Two years later, Ruñe is back and Poppy is ready for their happy ever after to begin. But the boy who returns is not the Ruñe she remembers. What happened to turn her sweet, thoughtful Ruñe into this brooding stranger? And will the secret Poppy is carrying bring them closer together or sepárate them for ever?