Born and raised in New York, Debbie Lyon Meads is sixteen years old when two drug dealers began to have their way with her. In order to protect her, her brother, Leon, kills the dealers and is sentenced to life imprisonment. Desperate to escape, she marries an older friend, Allan, and flees the city.
Eight years later, upon Allan's death, Debbie learns that he had a sister, Josephine, one who never knew him. She decides to introduce herself to her sister-in-law and soon finds herself becoming friends with Josephine’s husband, Samuel Palts. With his and Josephine's marriage on the rocks, he sees in Debbie a second chance at true love. Meanwhile, a man named Brian Tyes tracks her down; it seems he’s the other brother of the two drug dealers her own brother killed years ago, and now he's out for revenge. What's more, Debbie has also become the target of Tanya Tamms, a jealous woman from Samuels past. Only time will tell whether Debbie can navigate these dangerous waters safely.
In this novel, a woman seeking her husband's family after his death must face a series of trials and tribulations in her attempt to find love and happiness.
