Growing up on the wrong side of town with a single parent, Ledea Jenkins also struggles with a learning disability. A devastating accident in high school, falling in love with the wrong man, moving into the little brown house by the lake, and discovering the box room in her grandparent's house all hold secrets. Ledea understood God's unconditional love as a child. Now, as a young adult, she struggles with the real meaning of "the secret is." With the love of a new best friend, a persistent pastor, a secret admirer, and her always-there mother, will Ledea be able to survive what life has thrown at her?