Maggie Sinclair, thirty-one years old, is widowed when her husband dies in a car accident following a winter storm. Having difficulty remaining in Wisconsin because of constant memories, Maggie sells her therapy practice and home, and moves to Vermont. She soon meets Ben Grayson, a psychologist in her office building. Maggie is reluctant to become involved with Ben as she is still in love with her husband. Seeking the approval of her late husband, he appears to her in various forms, such as a soft touch on her face or as a shadow. As her relationship with Ben becomes more serious, Maggie’s husband appears to her by voice and finally in person. Through the therapy that she provides to her clients who are dealing with loss due to death, family issues and adoption, Maggie also works on resolving her own grief.

According to statistics, there were over eleven million widows in the United States in 2001 (AARP); 3.2 marriages per one thousand ends in divorce in the U.S. (Center for Disease Control 6/13/2016); and every nine seconds a woman is the victim of domestic violence in the U.S. (National Coalition Against Domestic Violence).

Maggie's story is one that we can relate to regardless of the type of loss that we have suffered. Follow her on her journey.