Molly attends the wedding of her sister, but her husband can't come with, so she brings her son Tim. Tim's wife can't come either because she has to work. A twist of fate puts them in the same room at their hotel and an embarrassing tendency of Tim's makes for unexpected relations between mother and son.
The dark stone changes those that possess it. Just after his eighteenth birthday, Sam finds a strange rock half-buried near some old abandoned train tracks. They were a normal suburban family. When Sam brings the stone home with him, things slowly unravel. His mother finds herself in situations she never imagined. His sister tries to resist her new impulses. Even Sam's married neighbor falls under the stone's spell.
Ben is destroyed by his wife's betrayal. While still trying to pull his life together, he meets a woman who has also suffered a horrendous past. Can these two broken people find love with each other? I hope you enjoy this story about hope and love. The two main characters are people of faith, and their actions and dialogue reflect that style of life. If any hint of religion offends you, this is your fair warning.