Emma thought that she was finally going to get to start living the life she had always wanted for herself. Quiet, drama-free, happy. She never intended to be a single parent, but she devoted herself to giving Mark a happy childhood. Their house was chaotic, over run with toys, never-ending-laundry and love. Lots of love. There was never anyone to lean on, though. She was so tired. She didn't regret one moment of the last twenty-three years, but where had the time gone? Suddenly, she looked up and she was forty-something, What now? A fresh start, down a new path. What she didn't count on, was the twist in her path, in the form of an intriguing stranger, a dilapidated old house, and a deadly disease. If she thought the first half of her life had been rough, her limits were about to be tested again!