social schedule, 23-year-old Emma has everything her heart desires until fate pulls the rug out from under her carefully constructed life. After an unexpected visitor shakes up her dismal new normal, she travels to Mackinac Island to take on a series of challenges designed to break her out of her comfort zone.

Amid the horse-drawn carriages, bicycles, and fudge shops of the historic summer resort town, she confronts old habits, rethinks relationships, and repeatedly crosses paths with an intriguing stranger while she searches for the happiness that seems just out of reach. Does Emma have what it takes to find the "lilacs" that will make her life beautiful again?

Includes Reader's Guide / Discussion Questions. Suitable for book clubs.