When a romance author doesn't believe in true love, how can she write about it? Rachel Collins, thirty-eight years old and determined to believe that there is no such thing as true love even if she is a romance author. She is sent to the Riverside Inn in River Bend, Ohio by her agent, Kelli Reese so that Rachel can put more 'feeling' into her work, along with gleaning some background for the current novel she's working on. Rachel is booked in The Blue Room, the location of 'The Secret Drawer Society', a tradition at the Inn where people deposit notes and love letters into the drawers of an antique desk, leaving them as a sort of a 'penny in a fountain' wish. Rachel thinks that the exercise is futile but after she arrives, she isn't prepared for what she will find there.

Even though Jack Stone lives in River Bend, the Inn holds a special place in his heart. Jack has suffered a loss of his own.the loss of his beloved wife, Amanda. But this year is different. Jack has finally realized that it's time to begin his life anew. And as if fate dealt him a winning hand, Rachel Collins literally falls right into his arms.

Rachel has begun to believe but there are secrets between them.Secrets that Rachel refuses to reveal.secrets that Jack keeps to himself. As their secrets are exposed, will the relationship that has shown so much promise be able to withstand the truth? Or will their pride stand in the way?