Newly married, both Elyse and her husband Barry want to have a child. But before this hopecan be realized, Barry is called to active duty in Iraq. Due home just before Christmas, he is killed by a roadside bomb. Six months after his death, Elyse is summoned to their lawyer's office, where she learns that he made a deposit in a sperm bank before shipping out. Despite objections from friends and family, she decides to undergo in-vitro fertilization and gives birth to a baby girl. What she doesn't know is that her husband had a daughter as a result of a teenage relationship. Complicating her life still further, she is beginning to have feelings for Ace Brimmer, owner of a local art store. Ace truly loves her, but what will it takefor her to realize that he is all she will ever need to live a happy and fulfilling life?

How does a woman respond when her husband of twenty-five years asks for a divorce? The phrase "I don't want to live with you anymore" nearly destroyes Leeann. Although heartbroken by her husband's infidelity, she agrees to a divorce when she learns the "other woman" is pregnant. But neither she nor her husband, well-known physician Donovan Matthews, realize the depths to which a needy, psychopathic young woman will sink to reach her goal of marrying a successful man.

Dina Reigns allowed her past to determine her future.Orphaned, adopted, then losing her adoptive parents in a tragic accident, her future appears grim. Her grandmother became her guardian and guided her through her turbulent teen years. Dina never wavered, determined to become a person of value. Educated as nurse, she seeks a Ph.D. in nursing as her ultimate goal; she contracts with a childless couple to become a surrogate mother and uses the money she earns to finance her goal.Drew Tyler is a football player, a wide receiver for the Boston Anchors, a professional team. When he scores the winning touchdown to win the League Championship for the team, in his exuberance, he throws the ball into the stands. That is when he sees Dina, standing, smiling at the red-haired youngster who catches the ball. Stunned by her beauty, he knows that he has to meet her.After many false leads he finally finds her, but she is already pregnant. Can he convince Dina that his love for her...