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.
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.
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"When Joelle's best friend, Mara is left with brain damage after suffering a brain aneurysm during the birth of her son, Joelle turns to the only other person who understands her pain, Mara's husband, Liam. While it started out innocently enough, Joelle ends up pregnant with Liam's baby. Torn with guilt and and desperate to find help for Mara, Joelle sets out in search of someone who can possibly help her friend. Her search leads her to a woman shrouded in mystery, known as "The healer" and whom, according to her parents saved Joelle's life as an infant. As Joelle is guided down an unfamiliar path, by a woman keeping her own shocking secrets, she discovers that some love is destined to survive anything. "
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Julie (5 out of 5 stars)