Goodbye is the hardest word of all...

After a long and happy marriage, the death of March Cantrell's husband leaves a huge gap in her life.

At least March has her family as support. But the following months see her sons in conflict, her youngest child fleeing the nest and her rebellious daughter dating a much older man.

To heal the growing rifts, the Cantrells spend Christmas in the mountains of Lake Tahoe. During a storm March becomes stranded with a stranger, Rio Paxton - and finds herself captivated by this charismatic man.

Weeks later, March returns to Tahoe and is unexpectedly joined by Rio. What starts as a chance meeting between two lonely.people becomes something much more.

Her children think she has lost her mind - but March wonders if this is just the new beginning she has been waiting for...

A poignant and uplifting tale about love and loss, family and fate, for fans of Nora Roberts and Maeve Binchy.