Four women on a journey which draws them together. Lauren Walker and Maggie Sullivan meet in a quiet lakeside vacation point and are instantly attracted to each other. The speed of their romance is only superseded by the pace of events that crash around them. Harriet Aristides believes she will never truly be happy again after a terrible accident robs her of the woman she loves. Nicky Ralston innocently sets about to change the way Harriet looks at life and love, but will the secret Nicky hides alter the way Harriet views their friendship. NEW BEGINNINGS is an odyssey inextricably linked around the lives of four women. They each fight their own personal demons to find the strength to love amid a curious mix of intrigue, deception and finally understanding.

Back of the Book Suspicion and conflict abound as four women come to terms with the past as well as the present. Mingled within those uncertainties is the passion each woman feels for her partner. Upon learning that she has a sister, Lauren Walker is desperate to find the woman and reconcile with her. The sudden need for a kidney donor sets Lauren and her partner Maggie on a quest to find her sister Harriet Aristides. Harriet (Harry) Aristides is skeptical of the sudden news of gaining a sibling. There's a catch a long lost mother. That fact alone sets off warning bells for Harry for she knows nothing is ever what it seems. The question then becomes, what is Lauren's real agenda. Caught in the middle of this drama is Nicky Ralston who is a long time friend of Lauren Walker and Harriet's partner. Added to the mix are Lauren's mother, Victoria and Harriet's uncle Harry. The bitter triangle that spans forty years over Harriet comes to a boiling point that affects everybody's lives. Does anyone have what it takes to achieve the first tentative steps to atonement that are forged with compassion, love and understanding.