He comes to her as she sleeps, alone and vulnerable.Driven from her home following a brutal attack, the NALA girls' fragile friend Lydia is left physically battered and psychologically scarred. Fearing for her life, she flees to the rural mountains of Kentucky, where she finds refuge and purpose helping others in the epidemic-plagued Appalachian community of Darling. Struggling to overcome the pain of loss, she retreats into sleep to find the will to live and heal. Can Lydia's dream lover ease the heartbreaking scars of her past? Will her newfound passion be enough to help her open her heart to love again-in real life?