Dr. Jack Morgan was always a strong force to be reckoned with. It was what had both attracted and repelled his wife, Anne. A doctor's daughter herself, she had seen at first hand how much the constant search for improvements in medicine had diminished both her mother's and her own life as a girl growing up.

As Jack Morgan's professional life and stature grew with its related commitments that took him away from his family, Anne began to withdraw from him. They divorced amicably and continued to share a strong love for their Katie, their daughter who was born late in their married life, while further distancing themselves from each other.

When Anne hears the news that Jack had a stroke and was paralyzed, she is shocked and concerned for him, but worried that this event would upset the careful world she had so recently created for herself. While hesitant to bring her ex back into her home, her mother, Delia, forces her to realize that if Jack has to do the recovery on his own with only hired help, he just won't will himself to make the effort as he is so depressed by the thought of not being able to operate again.

As Anne helps Jack to re-connect with his physical self, she has to face her own childhood fears. Ca she give him what he needs? And if she succeeds, will she only lose him to what he loves the most?

Kristi Gold has created a masterful work in this new Everlasting Love series as she slowly uncovers the solid gold ring holding people together beneath the wear and tear and tarnish of 20 years of marriage. While realistically describing the painful journey that families have to face after a stroke, she skilfully intertwines the changing feelings that caregivers and family members face in dealing with the aftermath of a serious illness and an uncertain outcome. This is a great story that you will relish and not want to put down as you want to find out how Anne and Jack and Delia fare as they face their new realities.