
Joelle D' Angelo's best friend Mara is left with brain damage after she suffers an aneurysm giving birth to her son. Alone & grieving Joelle turns to the only other person who understands her pain: her colleague--and Mara's husb&--Liam. What starts out as comfort between friends gradually becomes something more...something undeniable. Torn by guilt & 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 & into the life of a woman shrouded in mystery. Carlynn Kling Shire is a healer & 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. Previously published as Cypress Point""