It hasn't always been easy, but Marianne has worked hard to give her children a secure and loving home. But then comes the news that changes everything: her husband has been found dead and her future is uncertain. As Marianne struggles to move on, the past keeps drawing her back. For Dominic Thompson was not the man everyone thought he was. In spite of everything, though, she's not quite ready to believe the worst of him, and she is determined to discover the truth. Now, even in her darkest moments, there is one thing Marianne can hold on to: a love that has always seen her through ...