When Beth joyously accepted Cole's marriage proposal, she never dreamed he would expect her to move away. How could she leave one her father's cruel temper was tearing her family apart? She had to keep her brother from turning out like dad. She had to protect her stepmother from dad's demeaning verbal attacks. And her job! She had worked long and hard to get where she was.Beth loved Cole with all her heart. And she had thought he truly loved her. But now doubt crowded her mind. Was he and considerate her of her feelings, just like that? Or could it be – – in spite of her resolutions – – that she was acting like her father, misunderstanding the one who loved her most and throwing something special awake?Torn between the men she wants to marry and the family she feels a responsibility to protect, Beth seeks God's counsel with renewed intensity. She begins a victorious struggle with codependency and discovers something very beautiful about love.