Gage McGinnis has neglected her love life over the years, preferring to focus on work and her son. Until she takes up a job running the Office of Emergency Services. She strikes up a friendship with her new assistant, Kit, and it soon stirs up feelings she hasn't had for a long time. But Kit's life is not as straightforward as it would seem, and an abusive husband threatens their new relationship.

Gage's best friend and secondincommand, Jocelyn, begins a new relationship of her own, but when her history with Gage becomes tangled in the present, emotions spill over.

Who can you turn to When All Else Fails?