Joelle D'Angelo's best friend, Mara, is left with brain
damage after she suffers an aneurysm giving birth to her
son. Alone and grieving, Joelle turns to the only other
person who understands her pain: her colleague—and Mara's
husband—Liam. What starts out as comfort between friends
gradually becomes something more…something undeniable.Torn
by guilt and the impossibility of her feelings for Liam,
Joelle sets out determined to find help for Mara, no matter
how unconventional the source. Her search leads her to a
mansion in Monterey, California, and into the life of a
woman shrouded in mystery. Carlynn Kling Shire is a healer
and, according to Joelle's parents, saved Joelle's life when
she was an infant. As Joelle is guided down an unfamiliar
path by a woman keeping her own shocking secrets, she
discovers that while some love is doomed, some love is
destined to survive anything.