Since Mack's father died in a fire, Mack, her mother, and her sister have led a nomadic life, free of relationships. When they start to settle in Homer's Cove, Mack sees other people as intruders. She feels that it hurts too much to lose people, so she doesn't want to become friendly with anybody. But proving that no man or child is an island, Mack eventually opens up to the people around her and realizes that though people may leave there will always...