Thea Chamberlin is at a crossroads in her life and she and her three children are in the process of rebuilding their lives. Depressed and emotionally scarred after the abduction of her daughter, and tainted by her association with a weak and alcoholic man, Thea receives an unexpected phone call with an offer she's hard-pressed to refuse. Jim Hudson has been in love with Thea ever since she moved to Melford Point, Maine twelve years ago. He has been sitting on the sidelines watching her life unfold and keeping his feelings to himself. Now that she is finally free, will he have enough courage...

Thea Chamberlin's dreams have been shattered due to circumstances beyond her control-her Thanksgiving trip to Massachusetts nothing like she imagined. She is picking up the pieces, sorting through her emotions, and coming to terms with her disappointment. For Thea, solitude is as necessary to her as the air she breathes. An accomplished artist, and a single parent, she has lived a life peppered with one disaster after another. Now at the age of thirty-two, she creates a plan which will not only boost her self-esteem but force her out of her adult-deprived, child-oriented life. MaryAnn...