Heart of the Matter​

It's bad enough to marry the wrong person. It's even worse if that person has connections with a certain type of physician who specializes in pediatric surgery. Tessa Russo is the wife of a renowned pediatric surgeon and mother of two young children. Despite the warnings of her own mother—who could have told her so—Tessa has recently given up her career to focus on her family and the pursuit of domestic happiness. From the outside, she seems destined to live a charmed life. Valerie Anderson is an attorney and single mother to six-year-old Charlie—a boy who has never known his father. After too many disappointments, she has given up on romance—and even to some degree, friendships—believing that it is always safer not to expect too much. Although both women live in the same Boston suburb, the two have relatively little in common aside from a fierce love for their children. But one night, a tragic accident causes their lives to converge in ways no one could have imagined.