Top TV anchorwoman Melanie Adams had given up on  love after a failed marriage and an unhappy  affair. With her two twin teenage children and her television  news career , she had no room in her life for a  man. Then she met famous heart surgeon Peter Hallam,  a widower with three children of his own. Suddenly  Melanie was experiencing feelings she thought were  forever gone. But two families (one in New York and one in  Los Angeles), two exciting careers, and two strong-willed people  were challenges that were not easily resolved or handled.  And Melanie faced a painful choice between her glamorous life  in the public eye, her private life, and the new family she took  on. Changes lead each of them to new places, new problems, new  people, and the new life they begin.