Jacquelyn is a young, strong, beautiful, intelligent woman who is in Seattle on business. Her business trip is interrupted and she has to hurry home to Boston to see an ailing family member. The story travels with Jacquelyn to Boston, but the reader also takes a journey through memories to her past to learn the trials and tribulations she had gone through. The reader will learn of her happy memories, sad memories, and some memories Jacquelyn would love to forget. With the help of her Aunt Rose and best friend Ray, she overcomes a lot of obstacles and becomes the woman that she is today. The reader learns that even though Jacquelyn has lost many loved ones in her life, she still has the ability to love. Through her journey, the reader learns the Strength of the Heart.