David & Kyra Winter are obsessively overprotective parents to their 5-year-old son Michael. Both parents have successful careers and were quite happy childless before Michael was born. They were not anticipating adding a child. Now that he is here, Michael is home schooled and loved to an extreme. Just as they begin to allow him to play for a short time in the back yard he is abducted.

Both David & Kyra are each analyzing their relationships of family betrayal and fear they are somehow responsible in some way for the kidnapping. David's former wife, who was responsible for his infant son's death and considered troubled, is forefront in David's mind. Kyra also has an estranged sister and niece that she begins to feel might also have played a part in Michael's disappearance. Michael's disappearance triggers their voyage through the past. All they seek now is to have their precious and gifted son home safe and sound. Even with the risks in life they might still have their dream of a happy family.

The trip Michael takes with a stranger, changes his entire life and those of his mother and father. This is a time for both parents to re-evaluate and deal with their secret pasts. The horrifying thought of a child missing always stirs something in the heart for the parents. Even though this set of parents have started with different ideals than most, there is a lesson to be learned for them as well. THE WINTERS IN BLOOM is well written and one that you just can't put down until you reach the very last page.