A shot is fired one night and a husband is left

dead. His dcvoted wifeof forty years is jailed for

his murder. The sleepy seaside town of

Miramonte, California, reels from the shocking

news. Vernon and Lydia Seagrave appeared to be

the ideal couple, still in ]ove as they approached

the eve of their ruby anniversary. What could

have gone wrong?

Their three grown daughters struggle to find the

answer Daphne, Alex, and Kittymust bury their

father and bring to light the ugly truth that could

save their mother.At the samc time, they must

untangle their own lives. Daphne is torn between

family loyaltyand her first love, Johnny Devane,

the assistant DA prosecuting Lydia. Kite s pas-

sionate affair with a much younger man is com-

plicated by bet fervent hope that his pregnant

teenage sister will choose her to adopt the child

she so desperately wants. And Alexbattles with

the ex-husband she still loves as she comes to

terms with the damage inflicted by the father she

cherished more than any man on earth.

As illusions are stripped away, three women must

steel themselves against the shock of exposed

family secrets and lies. They must risk the pain of

rebuilding lives that are honest and open their

hearts to love that promises everything but offers

no guarantees.