A Matter of Time synopsis Nathan Hanaghan leaves college, during spring break, for his beautiful hometown of Shelton Harbor, North Carolina. With a ring in his pocket he has every intention of surprising his long time love Sharon Donahue with a proposal. The surprise however falls on Nathan when he finds out that Sharon is now in love with his best friend Jeremiah Joelsey. Unable to cope with the loss, Nathan takes off. Instead of returning to college, Nathan heads to Angler Island. The same island where his father Curtis has been "hiding out" since the death of his wife; Nathan's mother. Several years later, Curtis comes to realize the poor example he has set for his son. He tries to convince Nathan to leave the island with him and get back to living life again. Nathan does eventually decide to leave the island, but instead of joining his father, he goes back to Shelton Harbor to make amends with the past. This proves to be difficult for Nathan once he finds out that Sharon and Jeremiah are now married and expecting a baby. Still unable to forgive them, Nathan forms an unlikely friendship with Jeremiah's younger sister, Miranda Joelsey. This is a dream come true for Miranda, who has secretly been in love with Nathan for as long as she can remember. Nathan begins to have feelings for her as well, but is unwilling to give into those feelings out of fear of risking his heart again. When an unforeseen tragedy occurs, Nathan gets another chance at the life he once so desperately wanted. Will he choose the one he has always loved or the one that has always loved him?