In book two of this fiction series based on the best-selling non-fiction book The Four Seasons of Marriage, readers meet the blended family of Derek and Kim Finley. Kim has a set of twins--one boy and one girl--from her first marriage; Luke has recently been diagnosed with diabetes, and Lydia is acting out as a result of the attention now being showered on Luke. To complicate matters, Dereks overbearing mother comes to live with them. With all thats going on in their lives, Kim and Dereks communication begins to break down and their marriage slowly moves into winter.