In Pat Booth's most deeply satisfying novel yet, Carol McCabe, Tessa Anderson, and Rachel Richardson - three women each at a crossroads in her life - meet by chance at the Hacienda Inn, a luxurious Santa Fe health spa. All came to prepare for the challenges that face them as they turn forty. Carol is determined to become her own woman after the breakup of her marriage, perhaps even to realize her artistic dreams. Tessa, left in financial ruin by her husband's death a year ago, is about to jump into the pressure-cooker world of New York real estate. And Rachel, a high-powered television journalist, longs for the simple things in life, for the romance, marriage, and children that Carol and Tessa have enjoyed. If only they were one woman, they would be complete. Each possesses what the others need, and the three become friends.But as Carol, Tessa, and Rachel set off toward self-fulfillment, they meet a man who will transform all of their lives: Charles Ford, the rancher and artist who owns the Hacienda Inn, a magnetic millionaire who grieves for a lost love. To Carol he is an artistic mentor. To Tessa he is the aristocrat who represents the security she needs. To Rachel he is the magical partner she has searched all her life to find. All grow to love him, and he helps each of them to realize her dream, yet none of the three women knows that the others are rivals for Charles's affections. And only one will hear him say, "Marry me..." Read Less